LIMPET


Meaning of LIMPET in English

n. 1 any of various marine gastropod molluscs, esp. the common limpet Patella vulgata, with a shallow conical shell and a broad muscular foot that sticks tightly to rocks. 2 a clinging person. limpet mine a mine designed to be attached to a ship's hull and set to explode after a certain time.

[ OE lempedu f. med.L lampreda limpet, LAMPREY ]

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