English noun: limpet | |||
1. | limpet (food) mollusk with a low conical shell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shellfish | ||
2. | limpet (animal) any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seasnail | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | common limpet, Diodora apertura, Fissurella apertura, keyhole limpet, Patella vulgata | ||
Member meronym | class Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda | ||