NECTOPOD


Meaning of NECTOPOD in English

/nek"teuh pod'/ , n.

(in certain mollusks) an appendage modified for swimming.

[ 1895-1900; nektó ( s ) swimming (equiv. to néch ( ein ) to swim + -tos deverbal adj. suffix, with cht > kt ) + -POD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .