Radula
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radula-185-10220748
title:
Radula
text:
The radula is an anatomical structure used by mollusks for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters the esophagus. The radula is unique to the mollusks, and is found in every class of mollusk except the bivalves, which instead use cilia, waving filaments that bring minute organisms to the mouth. Within the gastropods, the radula is used in feeding by both herbivorous and carniv
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encyclopedia
description:
Anatomical structure of mollusks used for eating
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radula
date created:
2003-04-04T17:12:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:13:03Z
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