gastropod
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Etymology
From French gastéropode,[1] from gastro- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gastropod (plural gastropods)
- Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusc.
- Hypernym: mollusc
Translations
member of a class of molluscs
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References
- Cuvier, G (1795) “Second mémoire sur l'organisation et les rapports des animaux à sang blanc, dans lequel on traite de la structure des Mollusques et de leur division en ordres, lu à la Société d'histoire naturelle de Paris, le 11 Prairial, an III”, in Magazin Encyclopédique, ou Journal des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts (in French), volume 2, archived from the original on 2017-07-25, page 448
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