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Limpet

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlɪm.pɪt

Definitions

  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. Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
    British

Equivalents

11 more languages
Catalàpaparra
Češtinapřílipka
Ελληνικάπεταλίδα
Suomiiiliäinen
Gàidhligbàirneach
Galegocucolapaláparapatela
Magyarbogáncsfüggelékkullancspióca
Latinabarneca
Te Reo Māoripiritoka
Polskiczaszołkasierotaskałoczep
Tiếng Việtsao sao

Examples

“He stuck to me like⟳ a limpet all day!”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

limpet mine limpidity Limpidly Limpidness limpin limpiness

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