RADULA

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‖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.