Freshwater Limpet (Noun)
Meaning
Minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The freshwater limpet was attached to the underside of a flat rock in the shallow stream, feeding on the soft algae.
- Freshwater limpets are hermaphroditic and can mate with other individuals to increase genetic diversity in their offspring.
- The freshwater limpet's radula is specialized for scraping up plant material from the surfaces it inhabits.
- In addition to algae, the freshwater limpet also consumes small bits of decaying plant matter it encounters.
- The freshwater limpet has a unique conical shell that allows it to fit snugly into tight spaces between rocks and plants.