limpet

lim·pet  (lmpt)

n.

1. Any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks, as of the families Acmaeidae and Patellidae, characteristically having a conical shell and adhering to rocks of tidal areas.

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.

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[Possibly Middle English lempet, European limpet (sense uncertain).]

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limpet

Noun

a conical shellfish that clings tightly to rocks with its muscular foot

Adjective

denoting certain weapons that are magnetically attached to their targets and resist removal: limpet mines [Old English lempedu]

Thesaurus

Noun	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 areas class Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda - snails and slugs and their relatives seasnail - any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids common limpet, Patella vulgata - marine limpet Diodora apertura, Fissurella apertura, keyhole limpet - marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex

Translations

limpet [ˈlɪmpɪt] n → lapa

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limpet [ˈlɪmpɪt] n → patelle f;

like a limpet (fig) → comme une ventouse

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limpet [ˈlɪmpɪt] n → Napfschnecke f

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limpet [ˈlɪmpɪt] n → patella