Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Radula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Radulaceae – a group of leafy liverworts.

English

Noun

radula ‎(plural radulae)

1. (zoology) The rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
   • 2015, Asa H. Barber , Dun Lu , Nicola M. Pugno, "Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth", Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 18 February 2015

     The radula end containing the first 5–10 rows of teeth showed evidence of wear from rasping over rock surfaces during feeding and was removed using dissection.

Translations

the tongue-like radula

schematic of radula

microscopic view of radula

scrape marks on rock caused by the action of the radula of a limpet

French

Noun

radula f ‎(plural radulas)

1. radula

Latin

Etymology

From rād(ō) ‎(“I scrape”) +‎ -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- + *-dʰlom. Confer with rāstrum and rallum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈraː.du.la/, [ˈraː.dʊ.ɫa]

Noun

rādula f ‎(genitive rādulae); first declension

1. a scraper, scraping-iron

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: radula
• Portuguese: rádula

References

• radula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “radula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.