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odontophore
odontophore Zool. (əʊˈdɒntəfɔə(r)) [ad. Gr. ὀδοντοϕόρ-ος bearing teeth, f. ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth + -ϕόρος bearing.] A ribbon-like or strap-like structure covered with teeth, forming the masticatory organ of certain molluscs; the lingual ribbon or ‘tongue’. Also attrib.1870 Nicholson Man. Zool. 251 The...
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Odontophore
The odontophore is part of the feeding mechanism in molluscs. It is the cartilage which underlies and supports the radula, a ribbon of teeth. The feeding apparatus can be extended from the mouth of the animal, and the radular ribbon can slide over the odontophore.
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odontophoral
odontophoral, a. Zool. (ɒdɒnˈtɒfərəl) [f. as odontophore + -al1.] a. Of or pertaining to an odontophore. b. = odontophoran a.1877 Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. viii. 490 Certain of the muscular bundles are also attached to the fore part of the odontophoral cartilages themselves.
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Careoradula perelegans
Digestive system: Careoradula perelegans is unique among other streptaxids, because it has no radula, no odontophore and no retractor muscles associated
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odontophorous
odontophorous, a. Zool. (ɒdɒnˈtəʊfərəs) [f. as prec. + -ous.] Possessing an odontophore.1870 Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 87 The three classes Cephalopoda, Gasteropoda, Pteropoda, are placed together in one division as odontophorous Mollusca. 1877 Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. viii. 513 These are odontoph...
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Xiphinema americanum
The guiding ring is attached to a flanged odontophore.
Females: The body is usually in an "open C" conformation. The two rings of the odontophore are located 3 μm apart.
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ptenoglossate
ptenoglossate, a. Zool. (pt-, ˌtiːnəʊˈglɒsət) [f. Gr. πτηνό-ς feathered + γλῶσσα tongue + -ate2.] Of certain molluscs: Having no median teeth on the odontophore, but a large number of lateral teeth resembling the barbs of a feather.
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Calliotropis ottoi
The odontophore has no large lateral tooth between the inner and outer series.
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odontophoran
odontophoran, a. and n. Zool. (ɒdɒnˈtɒfərən) [f. mod.L. Odontophora (neut. pl. of Gr. ὀδοντοϕόρος: see next), a proposed primary division of the Mollusca, including all those which have an odontophore, i.e. the Cephalopoda, Gasteropoda, and Pteropoda, with the tooth-shells, and chitons: see -an.] a....
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Radula
Odontophore
The odontophore is the eversible, fleshy tongue underlying the radular membrane. It controls the organ's protrusion and return. The odontophore is movable and protractible, and the radula itself is movable over the odontophore.
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pleura
▪ I. ‖ pleura Anat. and Zool. (ˈplʊərə) Pl. -æ. [med.L., a. Gr. πλευρά side of the body, rib.] 1. One of the two serous membranes, right and left, which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in mammals; each is reflected on itself so as to form a closed sac, one side or layer of which (pulmonary ple...
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Patrick E. Crago
Radula-centric and Odontophore-centric Kinematic Models of Swallowing in Aplysia californica, J. Exp. Biol., 205:2029-2051, 2002. Neustadter, D.M., Drushel, R.F., Crago, P.E., Adams, B.W, and Chiel, H.J., “A kinematic model of swallowing in Aplysia californica based on radula/odontophore
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lingual
lingual, a. and n. (ˈlɪŋgwəl) [ad. med.L. linguāl-is, f. lingua tongue. Cf. F. lingual.] A. adj. † 1. Tongue-shaped (see quot.). Obs.c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 308 The .ix. cauterie is clepid linguale [L. cauterium linguale]. Ibid. 309 Superfluite of fleisch þat is vpon a mannes browis, þou schalt do...
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Limpet
The odontophore may play a large role in assisting with blood circulation as well.
The two kidneys are very different in size and location. Food (algae) is collected by the radula and odontophore and enters via the downward-facing mouth.
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Xiphinema diversicaudatum
The odontophore and esophagus are lined with cuticle, which has been shown to retain virus particles as a monolayer.
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