Assertion: barnacle | /r/CapableOf | change shape
Facets:
value: to suit their environment
type: PURPOSE
value: altogether
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Barnacles can even change the size and shape of their penis depending on the amount of wave action in their ocean real estate.
text: Sometimes they do that by stretching their penises, making them thicker, or changing their shape altogether.
text: Researchers have discovered that barnacles’ penises can actually change shape to suit their environment.
text: But fret not because barnacle penises display a remarkable “phenotypic plasticity”, that is, many barnacles appear to be able to change the size and shape of their penises depending on the conditions of their local environment, such as water turbulence and proximity to other barnacles (Neufeld and Palmer 2008, Hoch 2008).