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Gastropod

see synonyms of gastropod

Noun

1. gastropod, univalve

a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gastropod

see synonyms of gastropod
noun
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
adjective
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the Gastropoda

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gastropod

see synonyms of gastropod
noun
any of a large class (Gastropoda) of mollusks having one-piece, straight or spiral shells, as snails, limpets, etc., or having no shells or greatly reduced shells, as certain slugs: most gastropods move by means of a broad, muscular, ventral foot

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gastropod

see synonyms of gastropod
n.
Any of numerous mollusks of the class Gastropoda, characteristically having a single, usually coiled shell or no shell at all, a ventral muscular foot, and eyes and tentacles located on a distinct head, and including the snails, slugs, cowries, and limpets.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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