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patellula

Syllables: pa·tel·lu·la/pəˈtɛljʊlə/

patellula noun: a cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.

Noun

patellula (plural patellulae or patellulæ)

  1. A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.
  2. A flat, disk-like structure found on some plants (especially bryophytes), algae, and fungi, often aiding in reproduction or attachment to substrates.

Forms of patellula

pluralpatellulae
pluralpatellulæ

Origin of patellula

Borrowed from New Latin patellula.

Questions about patellula

What does patellula mean?
Patellula means a cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.
What part of speech is patellula?
Patellula is a noun.
How do you pronounce patellula?
Patellula is pronounced /pəˈtɛljʊlə/.
What is the plural of patellula?
The plural of patellula is patellulae.

Words near patellula in the dictionary

  1. patelloid
  2. patelloids
  3. patelloplasties
  4. patelloplasty
  5. patells
  6. patellula
  7. patellulae
  8. patellulate
  9. patellulæ
  10. patels
  11. patelship

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