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Meaning of radula | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈɹæd͡ʒ.ʊ.lə/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Português rádula
Русский ра́дула терка

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

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

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