| gastropod | (n) a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes, Syn. univalve |
| gastropoda | (n) snails and slugs and their relatives, Syn. class Gasteropoda, Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda |
| Gastropod | n. (Zool.) One of the Gastropoda. |
| Gastropoda | ‖n. pl., [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, stomach + -poda. ] (Zool.) One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca. ☞ The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.: ( |
| Gastropodous | a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gastropode { m }; Schnecke { f } [ zool. ] | gastropod [Add to Longdo] |