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limpet in Spanish

limpet in Spanish is lapa — limpet means a small sea creature with a cone-shaped shell that grips tightly onto rocks.

limpet in Spanish

lapa
noun
Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape patelliform and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.

What does "limpet" mean?

  1. noun A small sea creature with a cone-shaped shell that grips tightly onto rocks.
  2. noun (informal) Someone who stays too close to another person and will not leave them alone.
    "He stuck to me like a limpet all day!"
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limpet in a sentence

  • He stuck to me like a limpet all day!

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What is "limpet" in Spanish?
"limpet" in Spanish is lapa. limpet means: A small sea creature with a cone-shaped shell that grips tightly onto rocks.
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