O'Shea's vent barnacle

noun

Vulcanolepas osheai, a species of barnacle found around hydrothermal vents and active underwater volcanoes.

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Meanings

nounO'Shea's vent barnacle (plural O'Shea's vent barnacles)

plural O'Shea's vent barnacles

  1. Vulcanolepas osheai, a species of barnacle found around hydrothermal vents and active underwater volcanoes.

Origin

Named after Dr. Steve O'Shea.

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O'Shea's vent barnacle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Shea's%20vent%20barnacle

MLA

“O'Shea's vent barnacle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Shea's%20vent%20barnacle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Shea's vent barnacle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Shea's%20vent%20barnacle.

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