Etymology

gastropod

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Today it means: Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc. Full definition →

French gastéropode ← Ancient Greek γαστήρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγαστήρ“stomach”
  2. French · derived fromgastéropode
  3. English todaygastropod

From French gastéropode, from gastro- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγαστήρ all →

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