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GENUS PATELLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Patella mean?
• GENUS PATELLA (noun)
The noun GENUS PATELLA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
Familiarity information: GENUS PATELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Patella; Patella
Hypernyms ("genus Patella" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "genus Patella"):
common limpet; Patella vulgata (marine limpet)
Holonyms ("genus Patella" is a member of...):
family Patellidae; Patellidae (marine limpets)
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