patelliform

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

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  1. adjective Shaped like a pan, dish, or cup: the patelliform shell of the limpet.

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  • On the leaves, also, various patelliform shells, Trochi, uncovered molluscs, and some bivalves are attached. —  The Voyage of the Beagle
 

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  1. Latin patella, small plate, pan; see patella + -form.

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  1. from Latin patella, a pan, dish, patella, + forma, form.
 

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/pəˈtɛlɪfɔrm/
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