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pteropod

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pter·o·pod  (tr-pd)
n.
Any of various small marine gastropod mollusks of the subclass Opisthobranchia that have winglike lobes on the feet. Also called sea butterfly.
[From New Latin Pteropoda, order name : Greek pteron, feather, wing; see -pter + New Latin -poda, -pod.]
ptero·pod adj.
pte·ropo·dan (t-rp-dn) adj. & n.
pteropod [ˈtɛrəˌpɒd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small marine gastropod mollusc of the group or order Pteropoda, in which the foot is expanded into two winglike lobes for swimming and the shell is absent or thin-walled Also called sea butterfly
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