n.
Pronunciation: ' ter- ə - ˌ päd
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Pteropoda, group name, from Greek pteron wing + New Latin -poda
Date: 1835
: any of the opisthobranch mollusks comprising two orders (Thecosomata and Gymnosomata) and having the anterior lobes of the foot expanded into broad thin winglike swimming organs