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odontophore

[oh-don-tuh-fawr, -fohr]
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noun Zoology.
  1. 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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Origin of odontophore

First recorded in 1865–70, odontophore is from the Greek word odontophóros bearing teeth. See odonto-, -phore
Related formso·don·toph·o·ral [oh-don-tof-er-uh l] /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, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • Lingual ribbon: The chitinous band of teeth, or rasp, borne upon the odontophore; the radula.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide

    Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for odontophore

odontophore

noun
  1. an oral muscular protrusible structure in molluscs that supports the radula
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Derived Formsodontophoral (ˌɒdɒnˈtɒfərəl) or odontophorous, adjective
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