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radula

  • /ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə/ US

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Borrowed from Latin rādula (“scraper”).

noun radulae

  1. The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves. The radula end containing the first 5–10 rows of teeth showed evidence of wear from rasping over rock surfaces during feeding and was removed using dissection.

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noun the rasping tongue of snails and most other molluscs

Portuguêsrádula
Русскийра́дула rádula, тёрка tjórka

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"radula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/radula. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"radula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/radula.

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@misc{radula_2026,
  title = {radula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/radula},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}