radula

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Noun
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rad=u=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

radulan. [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.].
     The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

radula, n. (pl. radulae) a filelike structure in molluscs for scraping off food particles and drawing them into the mouth.

Derivative
radular adj.
Etymology
L, = scraper f. radere scrape

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