Crossword-Solution: PATELLIFORM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Patelliform | a. | Having the form of a patella. |
| Patelliform | a. | Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella. |
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| shaped like a saucer or kneecap | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AETRE
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greedy person
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Sentences with PATELLIFORM (5)
Thus, there are two species of _Cypræa,_ one of _Oliva,_ two of _Mitra,_ four of the genus _Cerithium,_ six of _Fusus,_ two of _Trochus,_ one of _Patella,_ one of _Emarginula,_ etc.; on the whole, more than thirty univalves, spiral or patelliform.
The imbedded shells are chiefly casts, many of them of univalve mollusca, which, as they strictly belong to the Cretaceous era, are worthy of notice, since such forms, whether spiral or patelliform, are wanting in the white chalk of Europe generally.
Thus, there are two species of _Cypræa_, one of _Oliva_, two of _Mitra_, four of the genus _Cerithium_, six of _Fusus_, two of _Trochus_, one _Patella_, one _Emarginula_, &c., on the whole, more than thirty univalves, spiral or patelliform, not one of which is common to the white chalk.
The main characteristic of the Californian province is a large development of /Haliotis/, of the patelliform mollusks, and of the chitons.
Some groups of mollusks, like the littorinas, the trochids, the purpuras, and the majority of those having patelliform shells, generally live on rocks above low-tide mark; other genera, like /Buccinum/, /Sipho/, and /Chrysodomus/, prefer rocky or gravelly ground below low-tide mark.