gastropod
Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
Related words
- gastropodochory
- scaly-foot gastropod
- gastropodous
- microgastropod
- neogastropod
- patellogastropod
Word history
From Ancient Greek "γαστήρ" (stomach).
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