1. Any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
   "The limpet clung tightly to the rock, resisting the crashing waves"
    
2. Mollusk with a low conical shell
   "In some coastal areas, limpets are considered a delicacy"

Derived forms: limpets

Type of: seasnail, shellfish

Part of: class Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda

Encyclopedia: Limpet