Lexic.us

Definition of Limpet

1. Noun. Mollusk with a low conical shell.

2. Noun. Any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas.

Definition of Limpet

1. n. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.

Definition of Limpet

1. Noun. A small mollusc, of the family ''Patellidae'' with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores. ¹

2. Noun. (British) Someone dependant; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Limpet

1. a type of mollusk [n -S] - See also: mollusk

Medical Definition of Limpet

1. 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. The common European limpets of the genus Patella (especially. P. Vulgata) are extensively used as food. The common new England species is Acmaea 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. Origin: Prob. Through French fr. L. Lepas, -adis, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limpet

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limpers limpest limpet (current term) limpet mine limpetlike limpets limpid limpidities limpidity limpidly

limpidness limpidnesses limpin limping limping iamb limpingly limpings

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