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Webster 1913 Edition

Patelliform

Pa-tel′li-form

,
Adj.
[
Patella
+
form
: cf. F.
pattelliforme
.]
1.
Having the form of a patella.
2.
(Zool.)
Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.

Webster 1828 Edition

Patelliform

PATEL'LIFORM

,
Adj.
[L. patella, a dish, and form.] Of the form of a dish or saucer.

Definition 2024

patelliform

patelliform

English

Adjective

patelliform ‎(comparative more patelliform, superlative most patelliform)

  1. Having the shape of a patella.
  2. Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.

References

  • patelliform in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

Latin patella ‎(“shallow dish”) + -form

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