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PRONUNCIATION OF RADULAE

radulae  [ˈrædjʊˌliː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RADULAE

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Radulae is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RADULAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

radulae

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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RADULAE


auriculae
ɔːˈrɪkjʊˌliː
canulae
ˈkænjʊˌliː
copulae
ˈkɒpjʊˌliː
corbiculae
kɔːˈbɪkjʊˌliː
feculae
ˈfɛkjʊˌliː
fibulae
ˈfɪbjʊˌliː
formulae
ˈfɔːmjʊˌliː
furculae
ˈfɜːkjʊˌliː
insulae
ˈɪnsjʊˌliː
ligulae
ˈlɪɡjʊˌliː
lunulae
ˈluːnjʊˌliː
morulae
ˈmɒrjʊˌliː
nebulae
ˈnɛbjʊˌliː
papulae
ˈpæpjʊˌliː
pinnulae
ˈpɪnjʊˌliː
planulae
ˈplænjʊˌliː
trabeculae
trəˈbekjʊˌliː
ungulae
ˈʌŋɡjʊˌliː
valleculae
vəˈlekjʊˌliː
Vulpeculae
vʌlˈpɛkjʊˌliː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RADULAE

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
radula
radular
raduliform
radwaste

WORDS THAT END LIKE RADULAE

aciculae
alulae
blastulae
cannulae
comatulae
cupulae
cuticulae
faculae
Faesulae
ferulae
fistulae
florulae
gastrulae
infulae
maculae
nubeculae
scapulae
situlae
tarantulae
uvulae

Synonyms and antonyms of radulae in the English dictionary of synonyms

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ar

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Radulae
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Radulae
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radulae
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RADULAE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RADULAE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RADULAE»

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In The Marsh
"Picnic tables,' Radulae said pointing to a big pile of lumber and supplies, 'about 25 of them the plans are on that table overthere." He got started moments later; banging and hammering the lumbertogether. After an hour, Radulae and Susie ...
G. Ferguson
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Evolution in Action: Case studies in Adaptive Radiation, ...
First, there are no obvious differences between type 1 radulae of specimens collected on rock and sand. Second, the species with the most distinctive radulae , B. microsculpta and Brotia sp. nov3, do not differ from any other species in the way ...
Matthias Glaubrecht, 2010
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Radulae and "jaw" plates Preserved animals of only two of the species studied here, C. aquatilf and C. piltarc, were available for radular study. Handel (1984: 98 -107, pis. 9, 10) recently presented the results of extensive SEM comparisons of ...
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
(Opposite page) Fig. 3. A-G, radulae (c. central tooth: 1, lateral; m, marginal) of: A, Mendax tri-onalis odhneri, Foveaux Strait; B. Synthopsis caelata, E268; C, Retilaskeya zelandica, off Otago Peninsula; D, Specula retifera. off Otago Peninsula; ...
5
Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems, Second Edition
69 aragonite has dissolved. The adhering epizoans have already been described, but there are other features of the orthocones which are exceptionally preserved. Radulae, rows of teeth which the orthocone used for feeding, are preserved ...
Paul Selden, John Nudds, 2012
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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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Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca
BEAK AND RADULAE In general details, the beak (or mandibles, a modified jaw) and radulae of fossil cephalopods are known for most geological time periods, with many reports back to the Carboniferous (Mapes 1987). There are few reports  ...
W. F. Ponder, David R. Lindberg, 2008
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
to distinguish these taxa. Thus this work cannot be used alone as a "field guide" to Antarctic shelled Mollusca without at least some reference to other Antarctic literature. A number of radulae are figured, and these new data are welcome.
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Monograph of Living Chitons: (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)
The first who gave a correct description and figures of chiton radulae was Loven ( 1847: Lepidochitona cinerea and Callochiton septemvalvis). Dall ( 1 879) described and illustrated the radulae of many American chiton species. In 1893 Thiele ...
Piet Kaas, Richard A Van Belle, 1985
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
The radulae of Metaxia and Seilarex are not strictly comparable with any studied by Kosuge (1966), who subdivided the Triforidae primarily on radular characters. Kosuge's subfamilies have the following radular formulae. Iniforinae:n'+n + 3 + ...

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RADULAE»

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Limpets: Stronger than the rocks they cling to
The discovery was achieved through the knowledge of how limpets feed, using their tongues, also known as radulae. A radula is covered in these miniature ... «Redbrick, Feb 15»
2
Limpet's Radulae is Made Up of Goethite Substances Considered …
It was discovered that they have teeth on their tongues, called radulae, which they utilize in scraping away at the rock surfaces where they stay. These teeth are ... «Empire State Tribune, Feb 15»
3
Stronger Than Anything Natural On This Planet: Snail Teeth
It turns out; the little critters have teeth on their tongue called radulae. These tiny teeth scrape away at the surface of a rock until a hole is large enough to live in. «Design & Trend, Feb 15»
4
Glaucus has a twin!
The external shape, the radulae of the jaws and the reproductive structures were most likely to differ. Only the reproductive structure called the bursa copulatrix ... «The Earth Times, Jul 13»
5
Rumors of the Oblong Rock Snail's Demise Were Somewhat …
(A)-(E) are scanning electron micrographs of radulae of snails collected in May 2011. (F) is a scanning electron micrograph of a specimen from 1881. Credit: ... «Scientific American, Aug 12»

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