- lim·pet
- /ˈlımpət/ noun, pl -pets [count]: a type of ocean animal that has a shell and that is able to attach itself to things (such as rocks) very tightly
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lim|pet — «LIHM piht», noun. a small sea animal that clings tightly to rocks, used for bait and sometimes for food. It is a marine mollusk, of the same class as snails, and has a tent shaped shell. ╂[Old English lempedu (perhaps with diminutive t) <… … Useful english dictionary
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limpet — lim·pet … English syllables
limpet — lim·pet (limґpət) any of various snaillike marine gastropods with cone shaped shells, of the order Aspidobranchia, subclass Streptoneura … Medical dictionary
limpet — lim|pet [ˈlımpıt] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Medieval Latin; Origin: lampreda limpet, lamprey ] a small sea animal with a shell, which holds tightly onto the rock where it lives … Dictionary of contemporary English
limpet — lim|pet [ lımpət ] noun count 1. ) a small sea animal that has a shell and sticks tightly to rocks 2. ) someone who always wants to be with another person and refuses to leave them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
limpet — lim•pet [[t]ˈlɪm pɪt[/t]] n. ivt any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, usu. adhering to rocks • Etymology: bef. 1050; ME lempet, OE lempedu, alter. of *lepedu < L lepada, acc. of lepas < Gk lepás limpet … From formal English to slang
Acmaea testudinalis — Limpet Lim pet (l[i^]m p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, adis, Gr. lepa s, a dos.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. [1913 Webster] 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
