gastropod

/gas-truh-pod/US // ˈgæs trəˌpɒd //UK // (ˈɡæstrəˌpɒd) //

腹足动物,腹足类,腹足类动物,腹足纲动物

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : Also gas·trop·o·dous [ga-strop-uh-duhs]. /gæˈstrɒp ə dəs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods.

The problem of the causes of the torsion of the Gastropod body has been much discussed.
G, The acrecbolic snout of a proboscidiferous Gastropod, arrested short of complete eversion by the fibrous band b.
One of the prettiest of the gastropod shells, is that of the cowry, in some parts of Africa used as money.
The name arises from confusion with a coiled gastropod, which was held to resemble the horns of the Egyptian deity Jupiter Ammon.