单词	limpet
释义	lim·pet \ˈlimpə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu, from Medieval Latin lampreda limpet, lamprey — more at lamprey 1. : a marine gastropod mollusk with a low conical shell broadly open beneath that browses over rocks or timbers chiefly between tidemarks and adheres very tightly when disturbed; specifically : a member of the families Acmaeidae and Patellidae in which the uncoiled shell apex is imperforate — compare keyhole limpet, slipper limpet 2. : a person who clings tenaciously to someone or something  < disconcert the studio loafer and the studio limpet — Osbert Sitwell > 3. or limpet bomb or limpet mine : an explosive designed to cling to the hull of a ship  < saboteurs stuck limpet mines on two gunrunning yachts — Newsweek > [limpet 1]
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