gastropodous

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adjective

Of or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like).

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Meanings

adjectivegastropodous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to gastropods (snails and the like).

    And yet, despite its occasionally gastropodous pacing, “Exile” delivers the sort of torn-from-the-headlines story Patterson’s fans have come to expect.

    2007 February 18, Andrew Ervin, “Fiction Chronicle”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
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Origin

From gastropod + -ous.

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Cite this entry
APA

gastropodous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastropodous

MLA

“gastropodous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastropodous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastropodous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastropodous.

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