taenioglossamedical dictionary

<zoology> An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh water.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A ribbon + a tongue.

(01 Mar 1998)

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