LIMPET


Meaning of LIMPET in English

/ ˈlɪmpɪt; NAmE / noun

a small shellfish that sticks very tightly to rocks :

The Prime Minister clung to his job like a limpet, despite calls for him to resign.

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English lempedu , from medieval Latin lampreda limpet, lamprey.

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