acmaea
noun
ac·maea
ak-ˈmē-ə,
ˈak-mē-ə
1
capitalized : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Acmaeidae) comprising small conical usually dark-colored limpets
2
plural -s : a limpet of the genus Acmaea
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek akmaios at the height, in full bloom, in the prime, from akmē