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freshwater limpet

DEFINITIONS OF: freshwater limpet

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n minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants

Synonyms:
Ancylus fluviatilis, river limpet
Type of:
gastropod, univalve
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
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