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patelliform

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[puh-tel-uh-fawrm] / pəˈtɛl əˌfɔrm /

adjective

  1. 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 Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles

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

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