Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

RADIOLE

radiole: translation

n.[L.dim.radius, ray]
1.(ANNELIDA: Polychaeta)
Featherlike head structures forming a crown, or modified into a long stalked knob (operculum); functioning in filtering particles for food.
2.(ECHINODERMATA: Echinoidea)
The spine of sea urchins.

  1. radiole—Echin. игла подвижно сочлененная игла...Англо-русский геологический словарь