Crossword-Solution: PATELLAE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Patellae | pl. | of Patella |
We have 3 clues for the answer “PATELLAE”
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| They're attached to quads | 1 answer |
| Knee bones | 2 answers |
| Kneecaps | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ARETE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PATELLAE (3)
From its mineralogical character, from the number and size of the embedded fragments, and from the abundance of Patellae, and other littoral shells, it is evident that the whole was accumulated in a shallow sea, near an ancient coast-line.
Gracia, on the north side of the Inner Narrows of the Strait of Magellan, I found on the summit of a cliff, 160 feet in height, shells of existing Patellae and Mytili, scattered on the surface and partially embedded in earth.
Great beds of mussels, patellae, and chitons still adhering to the rocks were upraised above high-water mark; and some acres of a rocky flat, which was formerly always covered by the sea, was left standing dry, and exhaled an offensive smell, from the many attached and putrefying shells.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 8 times in crossword archives (1970–2018).