Dictionary entry

Radula

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Rad″u‐la (răd″ū̍‐lȧ), n.; pl.Radulæ (–lē). [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] (Zoöl.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; — called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.