COMMON LIMPET

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Meaning:

Marine limpet

Synonyms:

common limpet; Patella vulgata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("common limpet" is a kind of...):

limpet (any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas)

Holonyms ("common limpet" is a member of...):

genus Patella; Patella (type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets)

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