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limpet

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪmpɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪmpɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lim′pit)

lim•pet /ˈlɪmpɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Invertebratesa sea animal with a low cone-shaped shell that usually attaches itself to rocks.

lim•pet (lim′pit),USA pronunciation n.

Invertebratesany of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.

Greek lepás limpet
Latin lepada, accusative of lepas
Middle English lempet, Old English lempedu, nasalized variant of *lepedu bef. 1050

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

limpet /ˈlɪmpɪt/ n

any of numerous marine gastropods, such as Patella vulgata (common limpet) and Fissurella (or Diodora) apertura (keyhole limpet), that have a conical shell and are found clinging to rocks
(modifier) relating to or denoting certain weapons that are attached to their targets by magnetic or adhesive properties and resist removal: limpet mines

Etymology: Old English lempedu, from Latin lepas, from Greek

'limpet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

barnacle - patella - patelliform

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