Rhipidoglossa

plural noun

Rhip·​i·​do·​glos·​sa

ˌripədōˈgläsə,

-lȯsə

: a suborder of Aspidobranchia that comprises gastropod mollusks (as the abalones, the top shells, and the keyhole limpets) having a long radula with teeth that are long and hooklike in each transverse row and with indefinitely numerous marginal teeth becoming smaller toward the edges see helicina

rhipidoglossal

-səl

adjective

rhipidoglossate

-sə̇t

-ˌsāt

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhipid- + -glossa

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