limpet
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlɪm.pɪt/
limpet (plural limpets)
- A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
- (British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
- He stuck to me like a limpet all day!
- French: patelle, lampotte
- German: Napfschnecke
- Italian: patella
- Portuguese: lapa
- Russian: блю́дечко (моллю́ск)
- Spanish: lapa
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