lim ‧ pet /ˈlɪmpət, ˈlɪmpɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: lampreda 'limpet, lamprey' ]
a small sea animal with a shell, which holds tightly onto the rock where it lives
lim ‧ pet /ˈlɪmpət, ˈlɪmpɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: lampreda 'limpet, lamprey' ]
a small sea animal with a shell, which holds tightly onto the rock where it lives
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012