HyperDic: river_limpet

English > 1 sense of the expression river limpet:
NOUNanimalriver limpet, freshwater limpet, Ancylus fluviatilisminute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
English > river limpet: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningminute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants.
Synonymsfreshwater limpet, Ancylus fluviatilis
Member ofAncylus, genus Ancylustype genus of the family Ancylidae
Broadergastropod, univalveA class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
SpanishAncylus Fluviatilis, caracol de agua

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