radula

[ raj-oo-luh ]

/ ˈrædʒ ʊ lə /

noun, plural rad·u·lae [raj-oo-lee]. /ˈrædʒ ʊˌli/.

a chitinous band in the mouth of most mollusks, set with numerous, minute, horny teeth and drawn backward and forward over the floor of the mouth in the process of breaking up food.

Origin of radula

1745–55; <New Latin rādula,Latin: scraper, equivalent to rād(ere) to scrape, rub + -ula-ule

OTHER WORDS FROM radula

rad·u·lar, adjectivesub·rad·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby radula

Radnorshire, Radom, radome, radon, rad/s, radula, radwaste, Rae, Raeburn, RAEC, Raetic

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Example sentences from the Web for radula

Radula narrow with one lateral tooth on each side, and one median tooth or none.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
I did my Biology at University College,—getting out the ovary of the earthworm and the radula of the snail, and all that.
The Island of Doctor Moreau|H. G. Wells
Shell elongated, with long siphon; lateral teeth of radula multicuspidate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Shell external, smooth, heliciform or flattened; radula with pointed marginal teeth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

Under the name of Trochus turritus our author appears to have first described his Murex radula.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for radula

radula

/ (ˈrædjʊlə) /

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)

a horny tooth-bearing strip on the tongue of molluscs that is used for rasping food

Derived forms of radula

radular, adjective

Word Origin for radula

C19: from Late Latin: a scraping iron, from Latin rādere to scrape

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	radula
释义	radula [ raj-oo-luh ] / ˈrædʒ ʊ lə / noun, plural rad·u·lae [raj-oo-lee]. /ˈrædʒ ʊˌli/. a chitinous band in the mouth of most mollusks, set with numerous, minute, horny teeth and drawn backward and forward over the floor of the mouth in the process of breaking up food. Origin of radula 1745–55; <New Latin rādula,Latin: scraper, equivalent to rād(ere) to scrape, rub + -ula-ule OTHER WORDS FROM radula rad·u·lar, adjectivesub·rad·u·lar, adjective Words nearby radula Radnorshire, Radom, radome, radon, rad/s, radula, radwaste, Rae, Raeburn, RAEC, Raetic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for radula Radula narrow with one lateral tooth on each side, and one median tooth or none. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various I did my Biology at University College,—getting out the ovary of the earthworm and the radula of the snail, and all that. The Island of Doctor Moreau\|H. G. Wells Shell elongated, with long siphon; lateral teeth of radula multicuspidate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various Shell external, smooth, heliciform or flattened; radula with pointed marginal teeth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various Under the name of Trochus turritus our author appears to have first described his Murex radula. The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for radula radula / (ˈrædjʊlə) / noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) a horny tooth-bearing strip on the tongue of molluscs that is used for rasping food Derived forms of radula radular, adjective Word Origin for radula C19: from Late Latin: a scraping iron, from Latin rādere to scrape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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