odontophore

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noun

A projection in the mouths of most molluscs, used with the radula to break up food.

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Meanings

nounodontophore (plural odontophores)

plural odontophores

  1. A projection in the mouths of most molluscs, used with the radula to break up food.

Origin

From odonto- + -phore.

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Translations

Irish ódóntafór
  • ódóntafóra projection in the mouths of most molluscs
Russian одонтофор
  • одонтофор (odontofor)a projection in the mouths of most molluscs
Cite this entry
APA

odontophore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontophore

MLA

“odontophore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontophore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odontophore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontophore.

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