odontophore
/oh-don-tuh-fawr, -fohr/US // oʊˈdɒn təˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr //UK // (ɒˈdɒntəˌfɔː) //
齿状体,齿状肢体,臭皮囊,齿科
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Zoology.
- : a structure in the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn backward and forward in the process of breaking up food.
Examples
Lingual ribbon: The chitinous band of teeth, or rasp, borne upon the odontophore; the radula.
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