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Webster 1913 Edition


Patellula


Pa-tel′lu-la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Patellulæ
(#)
.
[NL., dim. of L.
patella
. See
Patella
.]
(Zool.)
A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.

Definition 2024


patellula

patellula

English

Noun

patellula (plural patellulae)

  1. (zoology) A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.