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Definition of Limpit

Lim"pet (l&ibreve;m"p&ebreve;t), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zoöl.) 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.

&fist; The common European limpets of the genus Patella (esp. P. vulgata) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is Acmæa 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A small mollusc with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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