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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a genus Patellites; a fossil limpet, as a species of Patella or some similar shell.
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chained_bear commented on the word patellite
"A fossil limpet." (OED) Compare (not the same thing) patellate.
September 9, 2008