Limpet
11limpet — lim|pet [ˈlımpıt] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Medieval Latin; Origin: lampreda limpet, lamprey ] a small sea animal with a shell, which holds tightly onto the rock where it lives …
12limpet — [[t]lɪ̱mpɪt[/t]] limpets N COUNT A limpet is a small sea animal with a cone shaped shell which attaches itself tightly to rocks …
13limpet — noun a marine mollusc with a shallow conical shell and a broad muscular foot for clinging tightly to rocks. [Patella vulgata and other species.] Origin OE lempedu, from med. L. lampreda limpet, lamprey …
14limpet — lim•pet [[t]ˈlɪm pɪt[/t]] n. ivt any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, usu. adhering to rocks • Etymology: bef. 1050; ME lempet, OE lempedu, alter. of *lepedu < L lepada, acc. of lepas < Gk lepás limpet …
15limpet — /ˈlɪmpət / (say limpuht) noun 1. Zoology any of various marine gastropod molluscs with a low conical shell open beneath, found adhering to rocks, used for bait and sometimes for food. 2. someone who is reluctant to give up a position or office. 3 …
16limpet — Opihi (for various types, see Haw. Eng. entry); kā ala. ♦ Opihi scooped out of its shell, maka opihi. ♦ To gather opihi, ku i ( ōla o) opihi. ♦ A cliff clinging limpet, he opihi kau pali (of a parasite) …
17Limpet Burn — is a watercourse in Aberdeenshire, Scotland whose discharge is deemed part of the North Sea coastal drainage. Prominent geographic features in the vicinity of Limpet Burn are Megray Hill and Kempstone Hill. [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map… …
18Limpet mine — A limpet mine is a type of naval mine attached to a target by magnets; they are so named because of their superficial similarity to the limpet, a type of mollusk. A swimmer or diver may attach the mine, which is usually designed with hollow… …
19limpet mine — noun see limpet 3 * * * ˈlimpet mine 7 [limpet mine] noun a ↑mine (= a bomb that can be hidden in the sea) that attaches to the side of a ship and explodes after a certain time …
20limpet bomb — noun see limpet 3 …
