| 单词 | limpet |
| 释义 | limpet[ lim-pit ] / ˈlɪm pɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR limpet ON THESAURUS.COM nounany of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed. Origin of limpetbefore 1050; Middle English lempet,Old English lempedu, nasalized variant of *lepedu<Latin lepada, accusative of lepas<Greek lepás limpet Words nearby limpetlimonite, Limousin, limousine, limousine liberal, limp, limpet, limpid, limpkin, Limpopo, limpsy, limp wrist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for limpetBritish Dictionary definitions for limpetlimpet / (ˈlɪmpɪt) / nounany 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 any of various similar freshwater gastropods, such as Ancylus fluviatilis (river limpet) (modifier) relating to or denoting certain weapons that are attached to their targets by magnetic or adhesive properties and resist removallimpet mines a small open caisson shaped to fit against a dock wall, used mainly in repair work Word Origin for limpetOld English lempedu, from Latin lepas, from Greek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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