radula
See also: Radula
English
Etymology
Noun
radula (plural radulae)
- (zoology) The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
- 2015, Asa H. Barber, Dun Lu, Nicola M. Pugno, "Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth", Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 18 February 2015
- 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.
- 2015, Asa H. Barber, Dun Lu, Nicola M. Pugno, "Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth", Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 18 February 2015
Translations
the rasping tongue of snails and most other molluscs
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Gallery
the tongue-like radula
schematic of radula
microscopic view of radula
scrape marks on rock caused by the action of the radula of a limpet
Further reading
French
Noun
radula f (plural radulas)
Further reading
- “radula” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology
From rād(ō) (“I scrape”) + -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- + *-dʰlom. Confer with rāstrum and rallum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈraː.du.la/, [ˈraː.dʊ.ɫa]
Noun
rādula f (genitive rādulae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rādula | rādulae |
| genitive | rādulae | rādulārum |
| dative | rādulae | rādulīs |
| accusative | rādulam | rādulās |
| ablative | rādulā | rādulīs |
| vocative | rādula | rādulae |
Descendants
References
- radula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- radula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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