Radula

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:27:10

Rad"u*la (?), n.; pl. Radulae (#). [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] Zool.

The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.

 

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