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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Radula \Rad"u*la\ (r[a^]d"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. Radulae (r[a^]d"[-u]*l[=e]). [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] (Zool.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore. [1913 Webster]