Definition of River limpet

1. Noun. Minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants.

Exact synonyms: Ancylus Fluviatilis, Freshwater Limpet
Generic synonyms: Gastropod, Univalve
Group relationships: Ancylus, Genus Ancylus

Lexicographical Neighbors of River Limpet

river birch
river blindness
river boat
river bottom
river boulder
river cooter
river crab
river dolphin
river god
river gods
river gum
river horse
river horses
river lamprey
river lampreys
river limpet (current term)
river otter
river pear
river prawn
river rat
river rats
river red gum
river shad
river turtle
riverain
riverains
riverbank
riverbanks
riverbed
riverbeds

Literary usage of River limpet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. My Garden: Its Plan and Culture Together with a General Description of Its by Alfred Smee (1872)
"In our Central stream, particularly in the Fern glen, there are plenty of the common river limpet (Ancylus fluviatilis, fig. 1092) adhering to the stones ..."

2. A Manual of the Mollusca: A Treatise on Recent and Fossil Shells by Samuel Peckworth Woodward, Ralph Tate (1871)
"A fossil species found at Grignon measures 26 lines, and another equally large occurs in India. ANCYLUS, Geoffrey. River-limpet. ..."

3. The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork.: Containing a by Charles Smith, Thomas Crofton Croker, Richard Caulfield (1893)
"(The river limpet.) Very common in rivers and lakes. *77. P. crista (L). Common, near Cork. 79. Acme lineata (Drap). Rare. Ballinhassig Glen (Humphreys). ..."

4. A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands by William Turton (1819)
"1. which is P. pellucida, for P. laevis. On the leaves of Fuci. vv 8. Patella lacustris. river limpet. Lister, pi. 141. f. 39— Da Costa, pi. 2. f. ..."

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