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Gastropod

Găs'ter-o-pōd, n.

noun

n. [Fr. gastropode; Gr. γαστήρ, stomach, and πούς, foot.] (Zoöl.) An animal of the subdivision Cephalate, of the subkingdom Mollusca, having a fleshy ventral disk, which serves to take the place of feet.

Two gastropods are illustrated, one above the other, with their shells and extended bodies visible.
Gasteropods.

Găs'tro-pŏd, n.

noun

n. See GASTEROPOD.