pat ellarIc

[Mod. Lat. patellar ( ia ); Eng. suff. -ic.] Contained in or derived from Patellar i a scruposa. patellaric-acid, s. Chem.: C7H20010. An acid obtained by Knop from the lichen Patellar i a scruposa . It unites readily with bases, forming two series of salts in which one and two atoms of hydrogen are replaced by metals. pă-těl-li-dæ, s. pl . [Latin patell ( a ); fem. pl. adj. suff.- idœ .] Zool .: Limpets; a family of Gasteropodous Mol lusks, section Holostomata. Shell conical, with the apex turned forward; muscular impre ion horseshoe-shaped, open in front. Animal with a head and tentacles having eyes at their outer bases, one or two branchial plumes, foot as large as the margin of the shell, mouth with a horny upper jaw and a long ribbon-like tongue, with many teeth. Genera: Patella, Acmwa, Gadinia, and Siphon aria. ( Woodward .)