Noun: gastropod 'gas-tru,pód
- A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
"The gastropod left a slimy trail as it moved across the rock";
- univalve, gasteropod [archaic]
Derived forms: gastropods
Type of: mollusc, mollusk [N. Amer], shellfish
Part of: class Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda
Encyclopedia: Gastropod