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[Lat. patella =a small cup or dish, and form a =form.] Of the form of a dish or pan; shaped like the patella or knee-pan. *pa-tel-li-mā-ni, s . pl . [Lat. patella , i connect., and manus =the hand.] Entom.: A division of Car abide established by Latreille. The two anterior tarsi are dilated in the males. *păt-el-lite, s . [Lat. patell (a); Eng. suff. -ite .] Palcont.: A fo il mollusk resembling a Patella. pa-těl-lu-lạ, s. [Dimin. from Lat. patella.] Bot .: An orbicular se ile shield, surrounded by a rim, which is part of itself, and not a production of the thallus, as in Lecidea. ( De Candolle .)