'Lingual ribbon' definitions:

Definition of 'Lingual ribbon'

From: GCIDE
  • Lingual \Lin"gual\ (l[i^][ng]"gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf. F. lingual. See Tongue, and cf. Language.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with buccal, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e. the side opposite to the lingual side. [PJC]
  • Lingual ribbon. (Zool.) See Odontophore. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'lingual ribbon'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]