How to pronounce limpet
American English pronunciation
LIM-pit
- IPA
- /ˈlɪmpɪt/
- Syllables
- LIM · pit (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What limpet means
A sea snail with a cone-shaped shell that clings to rocks
In a sentence: The limpet held on to the rock so tightly that the waves couldn't knock it off.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English lempedu, which first meant a lamprey. That came from a Latin word whose origin is unknown.
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