[ 'radjʊlə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -li: ) Zoology (in a mollusc) a rasp-like structure for scraping off food particles and drawing them into the mouth.
Derivatives
~r adjective
Origin
C19: from L., lit. 'scraper', from radere 'to scrape'.
[ 'radjʊlə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -li: ) Zoology (in a mollusc) a rasp-like structure for scraping off food particles and drawing them into the mouth.
Derivatives
~r adjective
Origin
C19: from L., lit. 'scraper', from radere 'to scrape'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004