PTEROPOD

Etymology

Noun

pteropod (plural pteropods)

Any of free-swimming pelagic sea snails and sea slugs, of the suborder Thecosomata, that have winglike lobes on the feet; a sea butterfly.

Synonyms

• (any member of Thecosomata): sea butterfly

Anagrams

• top roped, top-roped, toproped

Source: Wiktionary


Pter"o*pod, n. Etym: [Gr. ptéropode.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Pteropoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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