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# limpet

noun (a limpet, limpets)

«limpet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A limpet is a small sea animal with a cone-shaped shell that clings very tightly to rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#m1)
2. (informal) Someone who sticks to you like a limpet will not leave you alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#m2)

### In the lessons

Met in science on the seashore and rock pools; in everyday talk «cling like a limpet» means hold on very tightly.

### Examples

- We found limpets on the rocks at low tide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#x1)
- A limpet clings to the rock so the waves can't move it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#x2)
- Limpets eat tiny plants called algae. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#x3)
- My little brother clung to Mum like a limpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#x4)
- You can't pull a limpet off a rock easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#x5)
- Limpet teeth are one of the strongest natural materials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun: a limpet, limpets. A limpet is a snail-like animal (a mollusc), not a plant. Be gentle with rock-pool animals and put them back.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «limpet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limpet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«limpet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/limpet.html) on Mova free.