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GENUS PATELLA

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets

Synonyms:

genus Patella; Patella

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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