n. (also gasteropod) any mollusc of the class Gastropoda that moves along by means of a large muscular foot, e.g. a snail, slug, etc. gastropodous adj.
[ F gastéropode f. mod.L gasteropoda (as GASTRO-, Gk pous podos foot) ]
n. (also gasteropod) any mollusc of the class Gastropoda that moves along by means of a large muscular foot, e.g. a snail, slug, etc. gastropodous adj.
[ F gastéropode f. mod.L gasteropoda (as GASTRO-, Gk pous podos foot) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012