limpet

• Eine im Meer lebende Schnecke mit niedrigem, kegelförmigem Gehäuse, die sich meist an Felsen in der Gezeitenzone fest anheftet. Umgangssprachlich bezeichnet der Begriff auch eine Person, die sich an jemanden klammert oder nicht von ihm lässt.

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.

   Meeresschnecke

   • 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.

   Klette

   • 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.

   Synonymebloodsuckerhanger-onleechparasiteremora