limpet
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limpet
- /ˈlɪm.pɪt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though is traditionally thought to derive from lambō (“to lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of lamprey, which came through Old French.
noun limpets · limpin
- Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
- Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space. He stuck to me like a limpet all day!
verb limpets · limpeting · limpeted · limpin
- To gather limpets. Mother visited the little cottage over the hill, and found Lisette's story to be quite correct; and many times the Frenchwoman blessed the day when Margie went limpeting and Lisette lent the old knife to the golden-haired little English lady.
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noun a small mollusc
| Español | lapa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삿갓조개 satgatjogae |
| 中文 | 帽貝 /帽贝 mào bèi, 笠螺 lì luó, 笠貝 /笠贝 lì bèi |
| Português | lapa |
| Français | patelle, lampotte, bernique |
| Deutsch | Napfschnecke |
| Italiano | patella |
| Ελληνικά | πεταλίδα petalída |
| Русский | блю́дечко, морско́е блю́дечко morskóje bljúdečko |
| Tiếng Việt | con sao sao |
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