/gas"treuh pod'/ , n.
1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
adj.
2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop"euh deuhs/ . belonging or pertaining to the gastropods.
[ 1820-30; Gast ( e ) ropoda a class of mollusks. See GASTRO-, -POD ]