RADULA


Meaning of RADULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈra-jə-lə ]

noun

( plural rad·u·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī ; also -las )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, scraper, from radere to scrape — more at rodent

Date: circa 1859

: a horny band or ribbon in mollusks other than bivalves that bears minute chitinous teeth on its dorsal surface and scrapes or tears off food and draws it into the mouth

• rad·u·lar -lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.