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A projection in the mouths of most molluscs; it is used, with the radula to break up food
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Odontophore — O*don to*phore, n. [Odonto + Gr. fe rein to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or lingual ribbon, armed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odontophore — [ō dän′tə fôr΄] n. [ ODONTO + PHORE] a muscular structure of most mollusks, usually protrusile, supporting the radula odontophoral [ō dän′täf′ə rəl] adj … English World dictionary
Odontophore — Diagrammatic transverse view of the buccal cavity of a gastropod, indicating the odontophore (o). The rest of the body of the snail is shown in green. The food is shown in blue. Muscles that control the radula are shown in brown. The surface of… … Wikipedia
odontophore — n. [Gr. odous, tooth; phoreus, bearer] 1. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) The cartilaginous supporting organ of the radula, tongue or lingual ribbon possessing a complicated series of lingual teeth; Huxley included the radula; see buccal mass. 2. (NEMATA) … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
odontophore — odontophoral /oh don tof euhr euhl/, odontophorine /oh don tof euh ruyn , euhr in/, odontophorous, adj. /oh don teuh fawr , fohr /, n. Zool. a structure in the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn backward and forward in the… … Universalium
odontophore — odon·to·phore … English syllables
odontophore — /ɒˈdɒntəfɔ/ (say o dontuhfaw) noun a structure in the mouth of most molluscs, over which the radula is drawn backwards and forwards in the process of breaking up food. {Greek odontophoros bearing teeth} –odontophoral /ɒdɒnˈtɒfərəl/ (say odon… …
odontophore — ōˈdäntəˌfō(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary odont + phore 1. : a usually more or less protrusible structure in the mouths of most mollusks except the bivalves that supports the radula 2. : radula … Useful english dictionary
Radula — The radula is a toothed, chitinous ribbon typically used for scraping, cutting and chewing food before it enters the esophagus. It is unique to the molluscs, and found in all clades except the bivalves.In some lineages of gastropods, the radula… … Wikipedia
gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.… … Universalium
