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 [ˈlɪmpɪt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous marine gastropods, such as Patella vulgata (common limpet) and Fissurella (or Diodora) apertura (keyhole limpet), that have a conical shell and are found clinging to rocks

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar freshwater gastropods, such as Ancylus fluviatilis (river limpet)

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (modifier) relating to or denoting certain weapons that are attached to their targets by magnetic or adhesive properties and resist removal limpet mines

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a small open caisson shaped to fit against a dock wall, used mainly in repair work

[Old English lempedu, from Latin lepas, from Greek]

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]

A. N → lapa f
like a limpet → como una lapa

B. CPD limpet mine N → mina f lapa

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limpet [ˈlɪmpɪt] n → patelle f
like a limpet (fig) → comme une ventouse

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limpet

n → Napfschnecke f; to stick to somebody like a limpet (inf) → wie eine Klette an jdm hängen

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limpet [ˈlɪmpɪt] n (Zool) → patella (fig) → persona appiccicosa

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limpet [ˈlɪmpɪt] n (Zool) → patella (fig) → persona appiccicosa

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limpet

n limpet [ˈlimpit]

a type of small, cone-shaped shellfish that fastens itself very firmly to rocks. klipmossel بَطْلينوس: حَيوان من الرَّخَوِيّات يَلْتَصِق بالصُّخور вид мида přílipka; kuželnatka albueskæl die Napfschnecke πεταλίδα lapa meritigu صدف کوهی maljakotilo bernique שַׁבּלוּל עֲלוּקָה घोंघा lupar, priljepak tapadó tengeri csiga teritip sæsnigill af þarahettuætt patella かさがい 삿갓조개 비슷한 권패(卷貝) geldelė siput zeeslak syrin skałoczep lapa melc turtit, scoică necomestibilă блюдечко mištička; kužeľovka prilepek prilepak skålsnäcka หอยทะเลที่มักพบติดอยู่ตามหินใต้น้ำ deniz salyangozu 帽貝 блюдечко ایک قسم کا گھونگا con hà 帽贝