odontophore
[ oh-don-tuh-fawr, -fohr ]
/ oʊˈdɒn təˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /
noun Zoology.
a structure in the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn backward and forward in the process of breaking up food.
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o·don·toph·o·ral [oh-don-tof-er-uhl], /ˌoʊ dɒnˈtɒf ər əl/, o·don·toph·o·rine [oh-don-tof-uh-rahyn, -er-in], /ˌoʊ dɒnˈtɒf əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn/, o·don·toph·or·ous, adjectiveWords nearby odontophore
odontolysis, odontoma, odontoneuralgia, odontonomy, odontopathy, odontophore, odontorhynchous, odontosis, odontotomy, odor, odorant
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Lingual ribbon: The chitinous band of teeth, or rasp, borne upon the odontophore; the radula.
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British Dictionary definitions for odontophore
odontophore
/ (ɒˈdɒntəˌfɔː) /
noun
an oral muscular protrusible structure in molluscs that supports the radula
Derived forms of odontophore
odontophoral (ˌɒdɒnˈtɒfərəl) or odontophorous, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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