pteropod

pter·o·pod

P0639500 (tĕr′ə-pŏd′)n. A sea butterfly.

[From New Latin Pteropoda, former order name : Greek pteron, feather, wing; see -pter + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

pter′o·pod′ adj.pte·rop′o·dan (tə-rŏp′ə-dən) adj. & n.

pteropod

(ˈtɛrəˌpɒd) n (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

pter•o•pod

(ˈtɛr əˌpɒd)

adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Pteropoda, a group of gastropod mollusks having a foot with winglike lobes used in swimming. n. 2. a pteropod mollusk. [1825–35; < New Latin Pteropoda (pl.); see ptero-, -pod]

pteropod

Fig. 261 Pteropod . General morphology.

pteropod

sea butterfly

a small gastropod mollusc found in the plankton, with the foot modified into wing-like structures used for swimming. Pteropods are known as ‘sea butterflies’ because of the appearance given to them by these expansions of the foot.

单词	pteropod
释义	pteropod pter·o·pod P0639500 (tĕr′ə-pŏd′)n. A sea butterfly. [From New Latin Pteropoda, former order name : Greek pteron, feather, wing; see -pter + New Latin -poda, -pod.] pter′o·pod′ adj.pte·rop′o·dan (tə-rŏp′ə-dən) adj. & n. pteropod (ˈtɛrəˌpɒd) n (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 pter•o•pod (ˈtɛr əˌpɒd) adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Pteropoda, a group of gastropod mollusks having a foot with winglike lobes used in swimming. n. 2. a pteropod mollusk. [1825–35; < New Latin Pteropoda (pl.); see ptero-, -pod] pteropod Fig. 261 Pteropod . General morphology. pteropod or sea butterfly a small gastropod mollusc found in the plankton, with the foot modified into wing-like structures used for swimming. Pteropods are known as ‘sea butterflies’ because of the appearance given to them by these expansions of the foot.
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