Crepidula
noun
Cre·pid·u·la
krə̇ˈpijələ,
-idyələ,
-idᵊlə
: a genus of marine gastropods (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the typical slipper limpets
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, small sandal, diminutive of crepida sandal, from Greek krēpid-, krēpis boot; akin to Old Irish cairem shoemaker, Lithuanian kurpe shoe, and probably Greek keirein to cut