Crepidula

noun

Cre·​pid·​u·​la

krə̇ˈpijələ,

-idyələ,

-idᵊlə

: a genus of marine gastropods (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the typical slipper limpets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, small sandal, diminutive of crepida sandal, from Greek krēpid-, krēpis boot; akin to Old Irish cairem shoemaker, Lithuanian kurpe shoe, and probably Greek keirein to cut

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