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| pter·o·pod [ térrə pòd ] (plural pter·o·pods) |
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ocean mollusk: a ocean gastropod mollusk that has a foot with wing-shaped lobes that are used as swimming organs. Order Thecosomata, Gymnosomata.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Pteropoda< Greek pteron "wing" + modern Latin -poda "foot"] |
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