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gastropod
[ gas-truh-pod ]
noun
- any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
adjective
- Also gas·trop·o·dous [] belonging or pertaining to the gastropods.
gastropod
/ ɡæsˈtrɒpədən; ˈɡæstrəˌpɒd /
noun
- any mollusc of the class Gastropoda, typically having a flattened muscular foot for locomotion and a head that bears stalked eyes. The class includes the snails, whelks, limpets, and slugs
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Gastropoda
gastropod
/ găs′trə-pŏd′ /
- Any of various carnivorous or herbivorous mollusks of the class Gastropoda, having a head with eyes and feelers and a muscular foot on the underside of its body with which it moves. Most gastropods are aquatic, but some have adapted to life on land. Gastropods include snails, which have a coiled shell, and slugs, which have a greatly reduced shell or none at all.
Derived Forms
- gasˈtropodous, adjective
- gastropodan, adjectivenoun
Word History and Origins
Origin of gastropod1
Word History
Example Sentences
A geologic survey of sediments near the mangroves revealed “exactly what we expected,” he says, including coastal gravels, shells of marine gastropods, clay sediments rich in shell fragments, coastal dunes and large oyster shells.
The problem of the causes of the torsion of the Gastropod body has been much discussed.
G, The acrecbolic snout of a proboscidiferous Gastropod, arrested short of complete eversion by the fibrous band b.
One of the prettiest of the gastropod shells, is that of the cowry, in some parts of Africa used as money.
The name arises from confusion with a coiled gastropod, which was held to resemble the horns of the Egyptian deity Jupiter Ammon.
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