patelliform

[ puh-tel-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of patelliform¹

First recorded in 1810–20; patell(a) + -i- + -form

Example Sentences

Although the Patell were described as symmetrical, there are several species of Patelliform shells which are not symmetrical.

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A small patelliform shell, with a very short papillary spire; and the aperture irregularly expanded.

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This order, which includes mollusca with haliotoid or patelliform shells, is divided into the following families: Fam.

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Patelliform; apex central; columellar lip septiform, leaving the aperture small.

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Patelliform, oval or oblong, radiated; apex anterior, perforated.

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