radula
US/ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə/
radula noun: the rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
Noun
radula (plural radulae)
- The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
- 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.2015 February 18, Asa H. Barber, Dun Lu, Nicola M. Pugno, “Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth”, in Journal of the Royal Society Interface
- What Kruta found in the ammonoid fossils was an unfoldable radula covered with delicate, comblike teeth.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 98
radula meaning in Tamil
radula in Tamil
- ராடுலா, நாக்கரம், வறுகி
Forms of radula
| plural | radulae |
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Origin of radula
Borrowed from Latin rādula (“scraper”).
Questions about radula
- What does radula mean?
- Radula means the rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
- What is radula in Tamil?
- Radula in Tamil is ராடுலா, நாக்கரம், வறுகி. See Radula meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is radula?
- Radula is a noun.
- How do you pronounce radula?
- Radula is pronounced /ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə/ (US).
- What is the plural of radula?
- The plural of radula is radulae.
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