gastropod

English

Etymology

From French gastéropode,[1] from gastro- +‎ -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡæstɹəˌpɑd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

gastropod (plural gastropods)

  2. Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
    Hypernym: mollusc

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References

  1. ^ Cuvier, G (1795) “Second mémoire sur l'organisation et les rapports des animaux à sang blanc, dans lequel on traite de la structure des Mollusques et de leur division en ordres, lu à la Société d'histoire naturelle de Paris, le 11 Prairial, an III”, in Magazin Encyclopédique, ou Journal des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts‎[1] (in French), volume 2, archived from the original on 25 July 2017, page 448

Romanian

Noun

gastropod n (plural gastropode)

  1. alternative form of gasteropod

Declension

Declension of gastropod
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gastropod gastropodul gastropode gastropodele
genitive-dative gastropod gastropodului gastropode gastropodelor
vocative gastropodule gastropodelor
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