Radula

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

  Radula \Rad"u*la\ (r[a^]d"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Radulae}
     (r[a^]d"[-u]*l[=e]). [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.]
     (Zool.)
     The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called
     also {lingual ribbon}, and {tongue}. See {Odontophore}.
     [1913 Webster]