Definition of Odontaphore
O*don"to*phore (?), n. [Odonto-
+ Gr. &?; to bear.] (Zoöl.) A special structure
found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of
several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or
lingual ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone.
See Radula.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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