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radula

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə

Definitions

The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.

Equivalents

Françaisradula
Portuguêsrádula
5 more languages
Cymraegradwla
日本語歯舌
Te Reo Māorihākuku
Polskitarka

Examples

“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.”
“What Kruta found in the ammonoid fossils was an unfoldable radula covered with delicate, comblike teeth.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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