A limpet is a small sea animal with a cone-shaped shell which attaches itself tightly to rocks. a small sea animal with a shell, which holds tightly onto the rock where it lives (lampreda ). Any of various species of snails that have a flattened shell. Most marine species (subclass Prosobranchia) cling to rocks near shore. A common U.S. species is the Atlantic plate limpet (Acmaea testudinalis) of cold waters. Keyhole limpets have a slit or hole at the apex of the shell. Some limpets (subclass Pulmonata) live in brackish water and freshwater. See also mollusk
any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas mollusk with a low conical shell
{i} marine mollusk with a cone shaped shell which adheres to rocks along the shoreline; one who refuses to let go, one who clings
any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
A carrier for making antigens. Because of its large size and distant relation to humans and many test animals, KLH causes a large antigenic response. When paired with a hapten, the hapten also becomes immunogenic