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limpet definition

limpet (lim′pit)

noun

a gastropod mollusk of various families, mostly marine, with a single, low, cone-shaped shell and a thick, fleshy foot, by means of which it clings to rocks, timbers, etc.

Etymology: ME lempet < OE lempedu < ML lempreda, limpet, lamprey

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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