limpet
pronunciation
How to pronounce limpet in British English:
UK [ˈlɪmpɪt]
How to pronounce limpet in American English:
US [ˈlɪmpɪt]
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- Noun:
- mollusk with a low conical shell
- any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
Word Origin
- limpet
- limpet: see lamprey
- limpet (n.)
- marine gastropod mollusk, early 14c., from Old English lempedu, from Medieval Latin lampreda "limpet" (see lamprey).
Example
- 1. Type genus of the family ancylidae : river limpet .
- 2. The dog clung like a limpet to the thief .
- 3. Programming robots to scan hulls would be relatively easy if limpet mines were still as large as watermelons .
- 4. Do you think the hunter that lets stick like a limpet disappears automatically ?