limpet

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A marine gastropod mollusk with a low conical shell, commonly found attached to rocks in coastal areas.

1. Marine molluskB1formal

   A small sea creature with a low, cone-shaped shell that clings tightly to rocks.

   رخويات بحرية

   • The limpet attached itself firmly to the rock.
   • We found several limpets in the tidal pool.
   • Limpets are common along rocky shorelines.

2. Tenacious personC1informalbritish

   A person who clings to something or someone persistently.

   شخص ملحاح متشبث

   • He's a real limpet when it comes to asking for favors.
   • She stuck to him like a limpet all evening.
   • The journalist was a limpet, refusing to leave the story alone.

   المرادفاتbloodsuckerhanger-onleechparasiteremora