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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003784
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Ocean Service Education, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsomolluscs; Calyptraeidae; Fissurellidae; snails
TranslationsSpanish: 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.