The Collaborative International Dictionary
Taenioglossa
Taenioglossa \T[ae]`ni*o*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a ribbon + ? a tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.