gastropod

Meaning

Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.

Synonyms

univalve

gasteropod

conch

shellfish

physa

Translations

gastéropode

gasterópodo

Gastropode

γαστερόποδο

γαστερόποδα

μονόθυρο μαλάκιο

gastéropodes

gastropode

gastropodo

gasteropode

gastrópodes

gastrópode

gasteròpode

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæstɹəˌpɑd/

Etymology

From French gastéropode, from gastro- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).