limpet

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlɪmp.ɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"lImp.It/
• Rhymes: -ɪmpɪt

Noun

Common limpets (Patella vulgata) in Pembrokeshire, Wales

limpet (plural limpets)

1. A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
2. (UK) Someone dependant; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.

   He stuck to me like a limpet all day!

Derived terms

• limpet mine

Translations

a small mollusc

• Czech: přílipka (cs) f
• Danish: albueskæl (da) n
• Dutch: napslak (nl) f
• Finnish: maljakotilo
• French: patelle (fr) f

• Greek: πεταλίδα (el) (petalída) f
• Maori: ngākihi (mi)
• Portuguese: lapa (pt) f
• Russian: блюдечко (моллюск) (bljúdečko (mollúsk))n, морское блюдечко (morskóje bljúdečko)
• Spanish: lapa (es) f

someone dependant

• Finnish: iiliäinen (fi)

Anagrams

• timple

External links

• Patellidae on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Patellidae