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Limoges (2)
limonene
limonite
Limousin
limousine
limp (1)
limp (2)
limp-wristed
limpet
limpet mine
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Limpopo
Limpopo Province
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limpet

lim·pet [ límpət ] (plural lim·pets or lim·pet)


noun 
Definition:
 
rock-clinging mollusk: a small invertebrate ocean animal that has a low rough conical shell and clings to rocks. Native to: cool Atlantic and Pacific waters.  Order Archeogastropoda.

[Pre-12th century. Via medieval Latin lampreda< late Latin lampetra]
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