noun
- a small marine mollusk with a cone-shaped shell that clings tightly to rocks
- a person who clings persistently to someone or something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The limpets were firmly attached to the tide pool rocks.
- We had to pry the limpets off the pier with a knife.
- Limpets feed on algae growing on rocky surfaces.
- The child followed her mother around like a limpet.
- He’s such a limpet – he never leaves his girlfriend’s side.
- Low tide revealed dozens of limpets clinging to the jetty.