rhipidoglossa Meaning, Definition & Usage

Rhi*pi`do*glos"sa noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a fan + a tongue.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix.

Webster 1913