noun
limpet
LIM-pit/ˈlɪmpɪt/
A cap-shelled aquatic snail that clings tightly to rock.
A limpet clings to the rock as waves wash over it.
Etymology
Old English lempedu apparently originally named a lamprey. Its shift to a rock-clinging mollusk connects two animals that both cling by sucking.
In context
The owl limpet jams its shell under the intruder…
Basically, you are a little limpet and you like to cling to the first rock that you come across.
More examples
- The limpet's shell looks like a tiny pointed cap.
- At low tide, we find limpets on the exposed rocks.
- The toddler clings to my leg like a limpet.
Forms
limpet · limpets