Definition of odontophore in English:
odontophore
noun əˈdɒntə(ʊ)fɔːōˈdän(t)əˌfôr
Zoology A cartilaginous projection in the mouth of a mollusc, on which the radula is supported.
Example sentencesExamples
- The odontophore is an unpaired typically T-shaped ossicle between and dorsal to the distal side of each mouth-angle ossicular pair.
- Viguier noted the value of the odontophore, an unpaired interbrachial ossicle located behind each pair of mouth angle ossicles.
- We also explore the extraxial nature and phylogenetic significance of the odontophore.
- The possession of an odontophore internal to the mouth angle ossicles can only be interpreted as an apomorphy of crown asteroids.
Derivatives
adjective
Zoology The odontophoral process of the proso branch gastropods is situated at the distal end of the proboscis.