What is the meaning of Odontophore?

(n.) A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula or lingual ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone. See Radula.
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APAWebster's. (2011). Odontophore. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/odontophore/definitions/2038408
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