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gastropod (iou)



gastropod noun & adjective. . E19.
[French gasteropode from mod. Latin Gasteropoda (see below), formed as GASTRO-: see -POD.]
A. noun. Any mollusc of the class Gastropoda (including snails, slugs, whelks, and limpets), typically having a flattened ventral foot for locomotion and a univalve shell. E19.
b. adjective. gastropodous M19.
ga'stropodan adjective & noun = GASTROPOD L19.
ga'stropodous adjective of, belonging to, pertaining to, or characteristic of the class Gastropoda E19.