"radula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə/ [US] Forms: radulae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin rādula (“scraper”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|rādula||scraper}} Latin rādula (“scraper”) Head templates: {{en-noun|radulae}} radula (plural radulae)
  1. (zoology) The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Translations (the rasping tongue of snails and most other molluscs): hākuku (Maori), rádula [feminine] (Portuguese), ра́дула (rádula) [feminine] (Russian), тёрка (tjórka) [feminine] (Russian), radwla [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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