duck's-bill limpet

English edit

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Etymology edit

From its shape.

Noun edit

duck 's-bill limpet (plural duck's-bill limpets)

(dated) A limpet of the genus Scutus, Scutus breviculus.
Synonym: shield shell

References edit

“duck's-bill”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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