gastropod

Etymology

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

noun

  1. Any member of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk.

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