acmaea

noun

ac·​maea

ak-ˈmē-ə,

ˈak-mē-ə

1

capitalized : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Acmaeidae) comprising small conical usually dark-colored limpets

2

plural -s : a limpet of the genus Acmaea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek akmaios at the height, in full bloom, in the prime, from akmē

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