limpet

• Molusco gastrópode marinho de concha cônica baixa que geralmente se fixa fortemente a rochas na zona costeira; também designa outros gastrópodes semelhantes ou, por extensão, uma pessoa muito apegada a alguém ou a um lugar.

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.

   Molusco marinho

   • 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.

   Pessoa pegajosa

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbloodsuckerhanger-onleechparasiteremora