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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Odontophore \O*don"to*phore\, noun [Odonto- + Gr. fe'rein to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) 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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