limpet

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Norris clung to Verstappen like a limpet and then overtook him with imperious ease before the first pit stops, cruising off into the middle distance thereafter.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

An increased heart rate can mean the limpet is experiencing heat stress, Lima, Seabra, and colleagues noted in a 2016 study.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

In tandem with the ecological experiments, our lab is sequencing owl limpet genomes to identify genes that potentially code for traits like faster growth or competitive prowess.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

Navy blamed Iran for a series of limpet mine attacks on vessels that damaged tankers.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2021

Her fevered mind fastened like a limpet onto the notion that Estha was somehow responsible for Sophie Mol’s death.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy