Ptenoglossa

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ptenoglossa \Pte`no*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.? feathered +
     ? tongue.] (Zool.)
     A division of gastropod mollusks having the teeth of the
     radula arranged in long transverse rows, somewhat like the
     barbs of a feather.
     [1913 Webster]