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Webster 1913 Edition
Limpet
Lim′pet
(lĭm′pĕt)
, Noun.
[Prob. through French fr. L.
lepas
, -adis
, Gr. λεπάς
, -άδος
.] (Zool.)
1.
In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.
2.
Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order
Docoglossa
, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides. ☞ The common European limpets of the genus
Patella
(esp. Patella vulgata
) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is Acmæa testudinalis
. Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size. 3.
Any species of
Siphonaria
, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks. 4.
A keyhole limpet. See
Fissurella
. Webster 1828 Edition
Limpet
LIM'PET
,Noun.
A univalve shell of the genus Patella, adhering to rocks.
Definition 2024
limpet
limpet
English
Noun
Common limpets (Patella vulgata) in Pembrokeshire, Wales
limpet (plural limpets)
- A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
- (Discuss(+) this sense) (Britain) Someone dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
- He stuck to me like a limpet all day!
Derived terms
Translations
a small mollusc