patelle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- limpet noun Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
Senses
patelle is used for these senses in English:
- limpet Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape patelliform and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
limpet — full definition
- noun Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
- noun Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.