Hyphenation of patellae

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word patellae? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

patel-lae

Definitions of patellae:

1.	A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
2.	Type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets

Last hyphenations of this language

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