Definition of Crepidula
:a genus of marine gastropods (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the typical slipper limpets
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Crepidula
noun
Cre·pid·u·la
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krə̇ˈpijələ
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-idyələ
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-idᵊlə
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Origin and Etymology of crepidula
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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