gastropod
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trəˌpɒd noun
1.
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
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| 1. | 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 |
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| 2. | of, relating to, or belonging to the Gastropoda |
| gasteropod or gasteropod | |
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| —adj | |
| gastropodan or gasteropod | |
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| gas'tropodous or gasteropod | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
gastropod
1826, gasteropod, from Gk. gaster (gen. gastros) "stomach" + pous (gen. podos) "foot" (see foot). From the ventral position of the mollusk's "foot."
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Science Dictionary
| gastropod (gās'trə-pŏd') Pronunciation Key
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. Our Living Language : Snails, conchs, whelks, and many other similar animals with shells are all called gastropods by scientists. The word gastropod comes from Greek and means "stomach foot," a name that owes its existence to the unusual anatomy of snails. Snails have a broad flat muscular "foot" used for support and for forward movement. This foot runs along the underside of the animal—essentially along its belly. The Greek elements gastro-, "stomach," and -pod, "foot," are found in many other scientific names, such as gastritis (an inflammation of the stomach) and sauropod ("lizard foot," a type of dinosaur). |
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Example sentences
The role of highly mobile crab predators in the intertidal zonation of their gastropod prey.
To protect its soft abdomen, each crab carries its house around, usually an abandoned gastropod shell.
So, if you've harbored a secret desire to paint an intimate portrait of a gastropod, now is your big chance.
Otherwise, the fish it preys on would swim away to die, and the slow-moving gastropod would have nothing for its efforts.
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