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Definition of Limpets

Limpet
Limpet Lim"pet (l[i^]m"p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides. Note: The common European limpets of the genus Patella (esp. P. 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. 3. Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks. 4. A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella.

Meaning of Limpets from wikipedia

- as "true limpets". Examples of other clades commonly referred to as limpets include the Vetigastropoda family Fissurellidae ("keyhole limpet"), which...
- grilled lapas (limpets) in their own s****. They are usually consumed as an appetizer. The cooking is done on a grill, where the limpets are presented...
- Egyptian limpets were modified by the CIA for use by the Mujahadeen in the 1979–89 Soviet–Afghan War to be attached to Soviet trucks. In 1980, a limpet mine...
- blue-ra**** limpet, is a species of small sal****er limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. This limpet occurs off...
- different from the true limpets, which release waste from the mantle beneath the s****. This species is one of the largest keyhole limpets. This species consumes...
- Incredible Mr. Limpet is a 1964 American live-action/animated hybrid comedy film produced by Warner Bros. and based on the 1942 novel Mr. Limpet by Theodore...
- Bathyacmaea secunda as an exception to this rule). Like the keyhole limpets, the true limpets have retained both kidneys though in Patellagastropoda the kidneys...
- tightly. Owl limpets are protandric hermaphrodites. They spend about two years as juveniles before starting their reproductive lives as male limpets. If they...
- is conical, up to around 6 cm long, and lacks defined chirality. Common limpets are believed to be able to live for up to twenty years. Patella vulgata...
- Retrieved October 7, 2007. "Slipper limpet, Crepidula fornicata - GB non-native species secretariat". "Slipper limpets not permitted to be used as bait or...