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Meaning of "radula" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RADULA

From Late Latin: a scraping iron, from Latin rādere to scrape.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RADULA

radula  [ˈrædjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RADULA

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Radula is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RADULA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

radula

Radula

The radula is an anatomical structure that is used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared rather inaccurately to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters the oesophagus. The radula is unique to the molluscs, and is found in every class of mollusc except the bivalves. Within the gastropods, the radula is used in feeding by both herbivorous and carnivorous snails and slugs. The arrangement of teeth on the radula ribbon varies considerably from one group to another. In most of the more ancient lineages of gastropods, the radula is used to graze, by scraping diatoms and other microscopic algae off rock surfaces and other substrates. Predatory marine snails such as the Naticidae use the radula plus an acidic secretion to bore through the shell of other molluscs. Other predatory marine snails, such as the Conidae, use a specialized radula tooth as a poisoned harpoon. Predatory pulmonate land slugs, such as the ghost slug, use elongated razor-sharp teeth on the radula to seize and devour earthworms. Predatory cephalopods, such as squid, use the radula for cutting prey.

Definition of radula in the English dictionary

The definition of radula in the dictionary is a horny tooth-bearing strip on the tongue of molluscs that is used for rasping food.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RADULA


calendula
kæˈlɛndjʊlə
cedula
ˈsɛdjʊlə
cellular
ˈsɛljʊlə
circular
ˈsɜːkjʊlə
eglandular
iːˈɡlændjʊlə
formula
ˈfɔːmjʊlə
glandular
ˈɡlændjʊlə
insula
ˈɪnsjʊlə
modular
ˈmɒdjʊlə
molecular
məʊˈlɛkjʊlə
nodular
ˈnɒdjʊlə
particular
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
pendular
ˈpendjʊlə
popular
ˈpɒpjʊlə
radular
ˈrædjʊlə
regular
ˈrɛɡjʊlə
schedular
ˈʃɛdjʊlə
spectacular
spɛkˈtækjʊlə
titular
ˈtɪtjʊlə
undular
ˈʌndjʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RADULA

radiotracer
radish
radium
radium therapy
radius
radius of action
radius of curvature
radius of gyration
radius vector
radix
radix point
Radnor
Radnorshire
Radom
radome
radon
radulae
radular
raduliform
radwaste

WORDS THAT END LIKE RADULA

aula
curricula
Dracula
Eula
gula
hula
kula
ligula
matricula
nebula
peninsula
pula
regula
San Pedro Sula
spatula
tarantula
the Peninsula
Tula
Ursula
vincula

Synonyms and antonyms of radula in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «radula» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RADULA

Find out the translation of radula to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of radula from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «radula» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

齿舌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rádula
570 millions of speakers

English

radula
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

radula
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

radula
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

радула
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rádula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

radula
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

radula
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Radula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Radula
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歯舌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

radula
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Radula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

radula
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

radula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Radula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

radula´ait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

radula
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

radula
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радула
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

radula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

radula
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raspertong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

radula
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Radula
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of radula

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RADULA»

The term «radula» is regularly used and occupies the 83.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RADULA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about radula

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RADULA»

Discover the use of radula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to radula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Integrative taxonomy resolves the cryptic and pseudo-cryptic ...
Actual identities of 533 herbarium specimens determined as Radula buccinifera. Frullania sp. 1 Lejeunea sp. 1 Radula allisonii 2 Radula australiana 11 Radula buccinifera 190 Radula mittenii 8 Radula cuspidata 1 Radula demissa 125 ...
Matt A.M. Renner, Nicolas Devos, Jairo Patiño, 2013
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Bryophytes: The Closest Living Relatives of Early Land Plants
CJ: Castle 1969 as Radula sandei. WJ: SYNTYPE, TYPE of Radula sandei, Gottsche et al. 1845a, Sande Lacoste 1864, Stephani 1884 as Radula sandei, Schiffner 1898a also as Radula sandei, 1900c, Castle 1966 as Radula sandei, ...
Matt Von Konrat, Matt Von Konrat, A. Jonathan Shaw & Karen Sue Renzaglia (eds), Arthur Jonathan Shaw, 2010
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Animal Forms And Functions: Invertebrata
Buccal gland Oesophagus % Superior^ y> muscle Transverse muscle Radula Radular sac Tensor inferior muscle Buccal cavity Svbraduar organ The most characteristic structure found in the buccal mass of Mollusca is the radula.(Fig. 9.9).
P.Puranik, Asha Bhate, 2007
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Cephalopods Present and Past: New Insights and Fresh ...
Silurian orthocerid Michelinoceras the radula is reported to have seven elements in each transverse row (Mehl, 1984), but this report has been questioned (Nixon, 1988: 113); (3) two separately preserved radulae with 13 elements in each ...
Neil H. Landman, Richard Arnold Davis, Royal H. Mapes, 2007
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Multicellular Animals: The Phylogenetic System of the Metazoa
Example of the Mollusca radula apparatus in the fresh-water snail Lymnaea stagnalis (Pulmonata, Gastropoda). A Longitudinal section through the radula apparatus with radula sheath (top) and odontophore (bottom). Radula teeth and radula ...
Peter Ax, 2000
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Encyclopedia of the Aquatic World: Sea urchin and sand dollar
The rasping radula Most gastropods feed using a tough organ called a radula. In grazers such as freshwater snails, abalones, and top shells, the radula is composed of a series of up to a quarter million individual teeth. Combined, the teeth act ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2004
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The Thecosomata and Gymnosomata of the Sibogaexpedition
Radrrla Lin. radula Lin. vermlor'la radula Lin. Radula radula Lin. radula Lin. r' adula Lin. radula Lin. Radula Lin. radule: Lin. radula Lin. radula Lin. radula Lin. radula Lin. radula Lin. radula Lin. r'aa'ula Lin. radula Lin. radula Lin. argenleus ...
Johan Jacob Tesch, 1904
8
Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
Radula hallii Aust. = Radula complanata [RADUCOM] Radula ohtusiloba Steph [ RADUOBT] Radula obtusiloba ssp. obtusiloba [RADUOBTO] Radula obtusiloba ssp. polyclada (Evans) Hatt. [RADUOBTl ] SY: Radula polyclada Evans Radula ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
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Journal of Botany: British and Foreign
The plant gives out in water a pale yellow colouring-matter like several of the other Radula. Amongst a collection of Hepatica sent me by Mr. G. A. Holt, of Manchester, made on the Breadalbane Mountains, July, 1880, was a Radula which ...
Berthold Seemann, 1882
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The Solenogastres of the Siboga-expedition
The question arises now, whether there is any relation between both groups and whether there may be transition-forms between the forms with a thick cuticle, pointed spicula, papillae and a polystichous radula, and forms with a thin cuticle, flat ...
Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz, 1902

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RADULA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term radula is used in the context of the following news items.
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The hole truth about animals that bore
Then the snail rasps the softened clam shell with a hard plate called a radula, resulting in a circular hole. If you look closely at it, you'll see the hole is wider on ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
2
Chitons Facing Ocean Acidification Grit Their Teeth and Prosper
Sigwart, J.D. and Carey, N. 2014. Grazing under experimental hypercapnia and elevated temperature does not affect the radula of a chiton (Mollusca, ... «CO2 Science Magazine, Apr 15»
3
WATCH: This Is How a Snail Eats Its Lunch
Snails use what's called a radula to move food into its mouth. A radula is pretty much a tongue with teeth. We know… cool, right?! If you've ever wanted to keep a ... «First to Know, Feb 15»
4
Vegetarian sea snail makes material stronger than spider silk
The underside of the radula is covered in rows of teeth used to scrape food toward the limpet's mouth. Asa Barber. The study was led by Asa Barber, a professor ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
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New study claims opihi teeth as strongest natural material on Earth
"When you're eating opihi, you tend to typically expose the radula, which is the ribbon that contains all these teeth with the hardest or the strongest biological ... «Hawaii News Now, Feb 15»
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The strongest natural substance known to man is… sea-snail teeth
Limpets, like regular snails in this diagram, have a radula (marked with “r”), a tongue-like thing lined with tiny teeth that they use to scrape loose algae. «Quartz, Feb 15»
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Snails' Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature's Strongest Material
But even that feat isn't as stunning as their ability to grind down rock as they feed, using a tooth-studded tongue called a radula. Now the snails have upped their ... «Smithsonian, Feb 15»
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El mayor pulmón verde de la comarca
Tras superar algunas dificultades, como por ejemplo, la protección de ejemplares de Pimelia radula radula o Pimelia tinerfeña común, una especie de ... «Diario de Avisos, Feb 15»
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Fragile seeds sprouted in-vitro
Multiple Gahnia radula plants can be produced by culturing seeds in the laboratory, enabling widespread planting for site rehabilitation. Credit: Dr Andrea ... «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
10
Explore the neon world of nudibranchs (Photos)
Photo: Chanwit Polpakdee /Shutterstock. Advanced Aquarist also explains how they eat: "[N]udibranchs have a file like organ on the mouth called radula, used ... «Mother Nature Network, Aug 14»

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