limpets
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003784
Marine gastropod mollusk that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath and grazes over rocks or timbers in the littoral area and clings very tightly when disturbed.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003784 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Ocean Service Education, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | molluscs; Calyptraeidae; Fissurellidae; snails |
| Translations | Spanish: lapas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003784",
"term": "limpets",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Marine gastropod mollusk that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath and grazes over rocks or timbers in the littoral area and clings very tightly when disturbed.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"molluscs",
"Calyptraeidae",
"Fissurellidae",
"snails"
],
"references": [
"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Ocean Service Education, Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "lapas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/limpets/"
}
Record 3,784 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.