limpet
noun /ˈlɪmpɪt/
/ˈlɪmpɪt/
- a small shellfish that sticks very tightly to rocks
- The Prime Minister clung to his job like a limpet, despite calls for him to resign.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLimpet is used before these nouns:- mine
Word OriginOld English lempedu, from medieval Latin lampreda ‘limpet, lamprey’.