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limpetany of various marine gastropod mollusks with a shallow conical shell and a broad muscular foot that sticks tightly to rocks: stuck like limpets to the spot, lest they forgot Not to be confused with:limpid – clear, transparent, as water or eyes: a limpid pool; lucid; easily comprehended: a limpid style of writinglim·pet L0176400 (lĭm′pĭt)n.1. Any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks that have a conical shell and often adhere to rocks in intertidal areas, especially those of the order Patellogastropoda.2. One that clings persistently.3. A type of explosive designed to cling to the hull of a ship and detonate on contact or signal. [Probably Middle English lempet, limpet (sense uncertain); akin to Old English lamprede, lempedu, lamprey (both the limpet and the lamprey being noted for their powerful suckers), from Medieval Latin lamprēda; see lamprey.]limpet (ˈlɪmpɪt) n1. (Animals) any 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 rocks2. (Animals) any of various similar freshwater gastropods, such as Ancylus fluviatilis (river limpet)3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (modifier) relating to or denoting certain weapons that are attached to their targets by magnetic or adhesive properties and resist removal: limpet mines. 4. (Nautical Terms) a small open caisson shaped to fit against a dock wall, used mainly in repair work[Old English lempedu, from Latin lepas, from Greek]lim•pet (ˈlɪm pɪt) n. any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, usu. adhering to rocks. [before 1050; Middle English lempet, Old English lempedu, alter. of *lepedu < Latin lepada, acc. of lepas < Greek lepás limpet] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | limpet - mollusk with a low conical shell shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) | | 2. | limpet - any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areasclass Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda - snails and slugs and their relativesseasnail - any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritidscommon limpet, Patella vulgata - marine limpetDiodora apertura, Fissurella apertura, keyhole limpet - marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex | Translationslimpet (ˈlimpit) noun a type of small, cone-shaped shellfish that fastens itself very firmly to rocks. 笠貝 帽贝limpet
limpet, marine gastropodgastropod, member of the class Gastropoda, the largest and most successful class of mollusks (phylum Mollusca), containing over 35,000 living species and 15,000 fossil forms. ..... Click the link for more information. mollusk with a simple, flattened, conical shell, found in cooler waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Certain species creep over rocks, feeding on algae during high tides, but when the tide recedes they return instinctively to the same spot occupied previously, to await the return of high water. The muscular foot clings so powerfully that limpets are found in wave-swept areas where few other forms of life can survive. The keyhole limpet is named for its central opening, through which respiratory currents pass. Limpets range up to 4 in. (10 cm) in length, but most are smaller; there are several freshwater species. Limpets are classified in the phylum MolluscaMollusca , taxonomic name for the one of the largest phyla of invertebrate animals (Arthropoda is the largest) comprising more than 50,000 living mollusk species and about 35,000 fossil species dating back to the Cambrian period. ..... Click the link for more information. , class Gastropoda, order Archeogastropoda.limpet[′lim·pət] (invertebrate zoology) Any of several species of marine gastropod mollusks composing the families Patellidae and Acmaeidae which have a conical and tentlike shell with ridges extending from the apex to the border. limpet1. any 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 2. any of various similar freshwater gastropods, such as Ancylus fluviatilis (river limpet) 3. a small open caisson shaped to fit against a dock wall, used mainly in repair work limpet
limpet a marine gastropod MOLLUSC of the genus Patella that has a single, conical shell. When exposed at low water it attaches itself very firmly to the substrate, usually rocks.LIMPET
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limpet Related to limpet: Limpet Mine, keyhole limpetWords related to limpetnoun mollusk with a low conical shellRelated Wordsnoun any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shellsRelated Words- class Gasteropoda
- class Gastropoda
- Gasteropoda
- Gastropoda
- seasnail
- common limpet
- Patella vulgata
- Diodora apertura
- Fissurella apertura
- keyhole limpet
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