单词 | rock limpet |
释义 | > as lemmasrock limpet rock limpet n. now rare a limpet of the genus Patella; esp. the common limpet, P. vulgata. ΚΠ 1822 Archæologia Æliana 1 Donations. 13 There were found at the same time, several portions of Human Bones and a quantity of common rock Limpet Shells. 1859–62 J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. II. 346/2 These shells are usually found fixed upon rocks on the shore, hence their name of Rock limpets. 1919 W. De Morgan Old Madhouse xvi. 242 They had been enjoined..to mould their behaviour on that of a rock-limpet. 1961 Sci. News-let. 20 May 320/1 Snails are molluscs, a zoological phylum that includes such diverse creatures as oysters, clams, cuttlefish, rock limpets and chitons. < as lemmas |
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