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Limpet

Limpet Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Limpet? [n] any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas [n] mollusk with a low conical shell Synonyms \| Synonyms for Limpet: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Limpet: adherent \| adhesive \| barnacle \| blue point \| bramble \| brier \| bulldog \| burr \| cement \| Chilopoda \| Chordata \| clam \| coquillage \| crab \| crawdad \| crawfish \| crayfish \| decal \| decalcomania \| Dungeness crab \| Echiuroidea \| Ectoprocta \| Entoprocta \| glue \| gunk \| Japanese crab \| langouste \| leech \| littleneck clam \| lobster \| molasses \| Monoplacophora \| mucilage \| mussel \| Nemertinea \| oyster \| paste \| periwinkle \| Phoronidea \| plaster \| prawn \| prickle \| quahog \| remora \| scallop \| shellfish \| shrimp \| snail \| soft-shell crab \| steamer \| sticker \| syrup \| thorn \| whelk See Also \| class Gasteropoda \| class Gastropoda \| common limpet \| Diodora apertura \| Fissurella apertura \| Gasteropoda \| Gastropoda \| keyhole limpet \| Patella vulgata \| seasnail \| shellfish Limpet In Webster's Dictionary \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. 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides. Note: The common European limpets of the genus {Patella} (esp. {P. vulgata}) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is {Acm[ae]a 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}.

Limpet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Limpet?

[n] any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
[n] mollusk with a low conical shell

Synonyms | Synonyms for Limpet:

Limpet In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order
   Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.

Note: The common European limpets of the genus {Patella}
      (esp. {P. vulgata}) are extensively used as food. The
      common New England species is {Acm[ae]a 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}.

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