gasteropod
/ (ˈɡæstərəˌpɒd) /
noun, adjective
a variant of gastropod
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How to use gasteropod in a sentence
It is apparently the only gasteropod that lives in the open sea and has a large and well-formed spiral shell.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxReptant, rep′tant, adj. crawling: pertaining to the Reptantia, those gasteropod mollusca adapted for crawling.
Another association is that of a gasteropod with one of the acephala.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenIt is a parasite which, under the form of a gasteropod, lives under peculiar conditions.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenIn Cephalopods the position of the gasteropod foot is occupied by the external yolk-sack.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland Balfour
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