patelliform

American

[puh-tel-uh-fawrm] / pəˈtɛl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of patelliform

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

Example Sentences

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On the leaves also, various patelliform shells, Trochi, uncovered molluscs, and some bivalves are attached.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry

On the leaves, also, various patelliform shells, Trochi, uncovered molluscs, and some bivalves are attached.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

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