ˌripədōˈgläsə, -lȯsə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from rhipid- + -glossa
: a suborder of Aspidobranchia that comprises gastropod mollusks (as the abalones, the top shells, and the keyhole limpets) having a long radula with teeth that are long and hooklike in each transverse row and with indefinitely numerous marginal teeth becoming smaller toward the edges — see helicina
• rhip·i·do·glos·sal -səl adjective
• rhip·i·do·glos·sate -sə̇t, -ˌsāt adjective