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COMMON LIMPET
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
common limpet; Patella vulgata
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common limpet" is a kind of...):
limpet (any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas)
Holonyms ("common limpet" is a member of...):
genus Patella; Patella (type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets)