"limpet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪm.pɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-limpet.wav Forms: limpets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though is traditionally thought to derive from lambō (“I lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of lamprey, which came through Old French. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lempet}} Middle English lempet, {{inh|en|ang|lempedu|t=lamprey}} Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), {{der|en|ML.|lampreda}} Medieval Latin lampreda, {{der|en|LL.|lampetra|t=lamprey}} Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), {{doublet|en|lamprey}} Doublet of lamprey, {{m+|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{en-noun}} limpet (plural limpets)
  1. A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Gastropods Translations (a small mollusc): λεπάς (lepás) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), lapa (Basque), brennigenn [feminine] (Breton), pagellida [feminine] (Catalan), 帽貝 (Chinese Mandarin), 帽贝 (mào bèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 笠螺 (lì luó) (Chinese Mandarin), 笠貝 (Chinese Mandarin), 笠贝 (lì bèi) (Chinese Mandarin), brennik [collective] (Cornish), brenigen (Cornish), přílipka [feminine] (Czech), albueskæl [neuter] (Danish), napslak [feminine] (Dutch), maljakotilo (Finnish), patelle [feminine] (French), lampotte [feminine] (French), bernique [masculine] (French), lapa [feminine] (Galician), patela [feminine] (Galician), Napfschnecke [feminine] (German), πεταλίδα (petalída) [feminine] (Greek), csészecsiga (Hungarian), tapadókagyló (Hungarian), bairneach [masculine] (Irish), patella [feminine] (Italian), 삿갓조개 (satgatjogae) (Korean), mītulus [masculine] (Latin), прилепец (prilepec) [masculine] (Macedonian), ngākihi (Maori), kākihi (Maori), piritoka (Maori), baîni [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), fllie [Guernsey, feminine] (Norman), lapa [feminine] (Portuguese), блю́дечко (alt: моллю́ск) [neuter] (Russian), морско́е блю́дечко (morskóje bljúdečko) (Russian), bàirneach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), priljepak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lapa [feminine] (Spanish), skålsnäcka [common-gender] (Swedish), con sao sao (Vietnamese), llygad maharen [masculine] (Welsh), cragen maharen [feminine] (Welsh), brenigen [feminine] (Welsh), cogwrn [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space. Tags: British Translations (someone dependant): paparra [feminine] (Catalan), iiliäinen (Finnish), lapa [feminine] (Galician), Anhang [masculine] (German), Anhängsel [neuter] (German), pióca (Hungarian), kullancs (Hungarian), bogáncs (Hungarian), függelék (Hungarian), priljepak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-limpet-en-noun-XLfLma8h Categories (other): British English, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'someone dependant': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: limpin [dialectal] Derived forms: black limpet, duck's-bill limpet, keyhole limpet, keyhole limpet hemocyanin, limpet mine

Inflected forms

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      "word": "lapa"
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      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "帽貝"
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      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "帽贝"
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      "roman": "lì luó",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "笠螺"
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      "sense": "a small mollusc",
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "přílipka"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
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      "word": "albueskæl"
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      "sense": "a small mollusc",
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      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "maljakotilo"
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      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "patelle"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "lampotte"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bernique"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lapa"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "patela"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Napfschnecke"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "petalída",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "πεταλίδα"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lepás",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "λεπάς"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "csészecsiga"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "tapadókagyló"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bairneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "patella"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "satgatjogae",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "삿갓조개"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "mītulus"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prilepec",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "прилепец"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "ngākihi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "kākihi"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "piritoka"
    },
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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
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      "word": "baîni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fllie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lapa"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "блю́дечко"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morskóje bljúdečko",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "морско́е блю́дечко"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "bàirneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "priljepak"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lapa"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
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      "word": "skålsnäcka"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "word": "con sao sao"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llygad maharen"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "a small mollusc",
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      "word": "cragen maharen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brenigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a small mollusc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cogwrn"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paparra"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "word": "iiliäinen"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Anhang"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
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      "word": "Anhängsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "word": "pióca"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "word": "kullancs"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "word": "bogáncs"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "someone dependant",
      "word": "függelék"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "someone dependant",
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      "word": "priljepak"
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}

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