Word of the day is "limpet".
limpet: N 1. small gastropod mollusk with low conical shell that browses over rocks and timber in littoral zone and clings very tightly when disturbed. 2. A person that clings tenaciously to someone or something.
notes: limpets may be a natural weapon against ship fouling because they scrape barnacles off ships when they browse. See a population dynamics simulation of limpets vs. barnacles.
use: My daughter clung to me like a limpet when the huge friendly dog trotted over to us.
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