Patellula

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patellula \Pa*tel"lu*la\, n.; pl. {Patellul[ae]}. [NL., dim. of
     L. patella. See {Patella}.] (Zool.)
     A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.
     [1913 Webster]