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Limpet
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.
(2):
(n.) Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.
(3):
(n.) In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.
(4):
(n.) A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Limpet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/limpet.html. 1828.