bəˌsäməˈtäf(ə)rə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from baso- + International Scientific Vocabulary ommatophore
: a suborder of Pulmonata comprising snails that have the eyes at the base of the nonretractile tentacles and including many common pond snails
• ba·som·ma·toph·o·rous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|täf(ə)rəs adjective