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limpet n. 帽贝,坚守岗位的职员 帽贝,坚守岗位的职员 limpet n 1: mollusk with a low conical shell 2: any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areasLimpet \ Lim" pet\ ( l[ i^] m" p[ e^] t), n. [ Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, - adis, Gr. lepa` s, - a` dos.] ( Zool.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order { Docoglossa}, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The common European limpets of the genus { Patella} ( esp. { Patella vulgata}) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is { Acm[ ae] a testudinalis}. Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Hence: Somthing or someone that clings tenaciously to another object or person; specifically a military explosive device having magnets allowing it to cling to a metallic target object, such as the hull of a ship. [ PJC] 3. Any species of { Siphonaria}, a genus of limpet- shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A keyhole limpet. See { Fissurella}. [ 1913 Webster] 54 Moby Thesaurus words for " limpet": Chilopoda, Chordata, Dungeness crab, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, Japanese crab, Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, adherent, adhesive, barnacle, blue point, bramble, brier, bulldog, burr, cement, clam, coquillage, crab, crawdad, crawfish, crayfish, decal, decalcomania, glue, gunk, langouste, leech, littleneck clam, lobster, molasses, mucilage, mussel, oyster, paste, periwinkle, plaster, prawn, prickle, quahog, remora, scallop, shellfish, shrimp, snail, soft- shell crab, steamer, sticker, syrup, thorn, whelk
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