pteropod
belonging or pertaining to the Pteropoda, a group of mollusks having the lateral portions of the foot expanded into winglike lobes used in swimming.
a pteropod mollusk.
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How to use pteropod in a sentence
In almost all Gasteropod and pteropod larv there is present a well-developed spindle muscle attaching the embryo to the shell.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourAn attempt I made at fishing with the net failed entirely—a pteropod (Clio borealis) and a few crustacea were the whole result.
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British Dictionary definitions for pteropod
/ (ˈtɛrəˌpɒd) /
any small marine gastropod mollusc of the group or order Pteropoda, in which the foot is expanded into two winglike lobes for swimming and the shell is absent or thin-walled: Also called: sea butterfly
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