gas|tro|pod

gas|tro|pod
gas|tro|pod «GAS truh pod», noun, adjective.
–n.
any one of a group of mollusks having eyes and feelers on a distinct head, usually a shell that is spiral or cone-shaped, and a muscular disklike foot organ on the under surface of its body used for locomotion. Snails, slugs, and limpets are gastropods.
–adj.
of such mollusks. Also, gasteropod.
╂[< New Latin Gastropoda the class name < Greek gast, gastrós stomach + poús, podós foot]

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