Radula
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Radula is a noun meaning (zoology) The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
Meaning
(zoology) The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
Example Sentences
What Kruta found in the ammonoid fossils was an unfoldable radula covered with delicate, comblike teeth.
The radula end containing the first 5–10 rows of teeth showed evidence of wear from rasping over rock surfaces during feeding and was removed using dissection.
Word Forms
- radulae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rastodentid, rhytidid, lirula, rhodopid, rhizocephalan, rhabditid.
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