limpet

(Inglês)

Noun

1. Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape patelliform and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
2. (British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.

Verb

To gather limpets.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈlɪm.pɪt/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: lempet

Herdado de inglês arcaico: lempedu

In summary

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.

Conceitos

lapa

lapas

concha

Docoglossa

Sinônimos

cockleshell

common limpet

Traduções

lapa

patelle

patella

πεταλίδα

bernique

Napfschnecke

lampotte

pegellida

napslak

czaszołki

skałoczep

patela

konik kabuklu deniz salyangoz

البطلينوس

pitalinez