Definitions for radulaˈrædʒ ʊ lə; -ˌli
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rad•u•laˈrædʒ ʊ lə; -ˌli(n.)(pl.)-lae
a tonguelike band in the mouth of most gastropods, set with rows of teeth.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of radula:
1745–55; < NL rādula; L: scraper =rād(ere) to scrape, rub +-ula -ule
rad′u•lar(adj.)
Wiktionary
radula(Noun)
The rasping tongue of snails and most other mollusks.
Origin: From radula.
Webster Dictionary
Radula(noun)
the chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore
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