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Meaning of 'limpet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Limpet [ n.]
- In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.
- Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.
- Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.
- A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella.

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lim lim naea lima lima/on limaceous limacina limaille liman limation limature

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