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Limpet

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Noun

1. limpet

mollusk with a low conical shell

2. limpet

any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Limpet

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noun
1. 
any of numerous marine gastropods, such as Patella vulgata (common limpet) and Fissurella (or Diodora) apertura (keyhole limpet), that have a conical shell and are found clinging to rocks
2. 
any of various similar freshwater gastropods, such as Ancylus fluviatilis (river limpet)
3. (modifier)
relating to or denoting certain weapons that are attached to their targets by magnetic or adhesive properties and resist removal
limpet mines
4. 
a small open caisson shaped to fit against a dock wall, used mainly in repair work

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Limpet

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noun
a gastropod mollusk of various families, mostly marine, with a single, low, cone-shaped shell and a thick, fleshy foot, by means of which it clings to rocks, timbers, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Limpet

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n.
1. Any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks that have a conical shell and often adhere to rocks in intertidal areas, especially those of the order Patellogastropoda.
2. One that clings persistently.
3. A type of explosive designed to cling to the hull of a ship and detonate on contact or signal.

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