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PATELLIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Patellidae mean?
• PATELLIDAE (noun)
The noun PATELLIDAE has 1 sense:
1. marine limpets
Familiarity information: PATELLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine limpets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Patellidae; Patellidae
Hypernyms ("Patellidae" is a kind of...):
mollusk family (a family of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Patellidae"):
genus Patella; Patella (type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets)
Holonyms ("Patellidae" is a member of...):
class Gasteropoda; class Gastropoda; Gasteropoda; Gastropoda (snails and slugs and their relatives)
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