radular
/ˈrædʒələr/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling a radula (a tongue-like organ with tiny teeth found in mollusks like snails and slugs).
- Under the microscope, the radular structure looked like a tiny conveyor belt of teeth.
- Marine biologists study radular anatomy to understand how different mollusks feed.
- The snail's radular teeth scrape algae off rocks.