PatellaWordNet Explorer

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noun

type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets

Words in this synset: Patella, genus_Patella

noun

a genus of mollusks

noun

marine limpets

noun

marine limpet

noun

a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

Words in this synset: kneecap, kneepan

noun

any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint

noun

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella