a horny tooth-bearing strip on the tongue of molluscs that is used for rasping food
Derived forms
radular (ˈradular)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from Late Latin: a scraping iron, from Latin rādere to scrape
Examples of 'radulae' in a sentence
radulae
In addition, radulae of three species were observed and photographed by using scanning electron microscopy.
Daewui Jung, Jongrak Lee, Chang-Bae Kim 2013, 'New Records of Four Doridoidean Nudibranchs from Korea', Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversityhttp://www.e-ased.org/Upload/files/e-ased.org/12-New0082(동분)컬러.141955.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Radulae were investigated by using light and scanning electron microscope.
Nithinan Chomchoei, Chalobol Wongsawad, Nattawadee Nantarat 2018, 'Investigation of cryptic diversity and occurrence of echinostome metacercariae infectionin Anentome helena (von dem Busch, 1847)', Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicinehttp://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2018;volume=11;issue=10;spage=590;epage=596;aulast=Chomchoei. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)