DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
Search for:
Mini search box
 

   keyhole limpet
         n 1: marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the
               apex [syn: {keyhole limpet}, {Fissurella apertura},
               {Diodora apertura}]

English Dictionary: keyhole limpet by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kuala Lumpur
n
  1. the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keelhaul \Keel"haul`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D.
      kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.)
      To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the
      yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a
      punishment in the Dutch and English navies. --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n.
      1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
  
      2.
            (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be
                  joined together, to receive the key which fastens
                  them.
            (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter.
  
      {Keyhole limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod of the genus
            Fissurella and allied genera. See {Fissurella}.
  
      {Keyhole saw}, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting
            keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret
            saw.
  
      {Keyhole urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid
            sea urchins, of the genera {Melitta}, {Rotula}, and
            {Encope}; -- so called because they have one or more
            perforations resembling keyholes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fissurella \[d8]Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a
      fissure.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or
      limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also
      {keyhole limpet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n.
      1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
  
      2.
            (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be
                  joined together, to receive the key which fastens
                  them.
            (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter.
  
      {Keyhole limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod of the genus
            Fissurella and allied genera. See {Fissurella}.
  
      {Keyhole saw}, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting
            keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret
            saw.
  
      {Keyhole urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid
            sea urchins, of the genera {Melitta}, {Rotula}, and
            {Encope}; -- so called because they have one or more
            perforations resembling keyholes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fissurella \[d8]Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a
      fissure.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or
      limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also
      {keyhole limpet}.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners