any mollusc of the class Gastropoda, typically having a flattened muscular foot for locomotion and a head that bears stalked eyes. The class includes the snails, whelks, limpets, and slugs
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the Gastropoda
Derived forms
gastropodan (ɡæsˈtrɒpədən)
adjective, noun
gastropodous (gasˈtropodous)
adjective
gastropod in American English
(ˈgæstroʊˌpɑd)
noun
any of a large class (Gastropoda) of mollusks having one-piece, straight or spiral shells, as snails, limpets, etc., or having no shells or greatly reduced shells, as certain slugs: most gastropods move by means of a broad, muscular, ventral foot