scraper

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In zoology, a "scraper" can refer to a bird that scratches the soil for food. Additionally, some mollusks, like chitons, use a radula, a rasping organ, to scrape algae from rock surfaces. Certain insects also possess roughened areas on their legs or wings that function as scrapers, used in producing sounds.12

The term "scraper" also describes various tools used for scraping, such as those for cleaning mud off shoes, shaping materials, clearing pipelines, or removing food from dishes. In construction, a scraper is a machine designed for moving earth over short distances, commonly used in highway building.13

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Coleoptera
Sound production
…part of the body (a scraper) against another part (the file). These stridulating organs are generally present in both sexes and probably serve for mutual sex calling. Some beetles have a filelike area on the head that is rasped by the front margin of the prothorax. Among the cerambycids, sound…
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…part of the body (a scraper) against another part (the file). These stridulating organs are generally present in both sexes and probably serve for mutual sex calling. Some beetles have a filelike area on the head that is rasped by the front margin of the prothorax. Among the cerambycids, sound…
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