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Mollusk vs Radula - What's the difference?

mollusk | radula |

As nouns the difference between mollusk and radula

is that mollusk is (us) while radula is (zoology) the rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.

mollusk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US)

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    radula

    English

    Noun

    (radulae)
  • (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.

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