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[syn: keyhole limpet, Fissurella apertura, Diodora apertura]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n.
1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
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2.
(a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be
joined together, to receive the key which fastens
them.
(b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter.
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Keyhole limpet (Zool.), a marine gastropod of the genus
Fissurella and allied genera. See Fissurella.
Keyhole saw, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting
keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret
saw.
Keyhole urchin (Zool.), any one of numerous clypeastroid
sea urchins, of the genera Melitta, Rotula, and
Encope; -- so called because they have one or more
perforations resembling keyholes.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fissurella \Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a
fissure.] (Zool.)
A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or
limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also
keyhole limpet.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
keyhole limpet
n 1: marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the
apex [syn: keyhole limpet, Fissurella apertura,
Diodora apertura]