Patella

See also: patella and patel·la

Translingual

Patella vulgata
2 in view normally seen, one removed from the rock and turned over

Etymology

From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneecap, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”), from pateo

Proper noun

Patella f

A taxonomic genus within the family Patellidae – many limpets.

Hypernyms

(genus): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Eogastropoda - subclass; Docoglossa - order; Patellina - suborder; Patelloidea - superfamily; Patellidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Patella vulgata - type species; for other species see Patella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Further reading

Patella (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Patella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Patella (mollusc) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Patella at AnimalBase
Patella at World Register of Marine Species
Patella on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Patella at Encyclopedia of Life
Patella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Patella at Fossilworks

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