pəˈtelyələ noun
( plural patellu·lae -yəˌlē)
Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin patella — more at patella
: a cuplike sucker on the tarsus of beetles of the family Dytiscidae
pəˈtelyələ noun
( plural patellu·lae -yəˌlē)
Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin patella — more at patella
: a cuplike sucker on the tarsus of beetles of the family Dytiscidae
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012