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9 words match “PTEROPODA”

PTEROPODA n.
A class of Mollusca in which the anterior lobes of the foot are developed in the form of broad, thin, winglike organs, with which they swim at near the surface of the sea.
GYMNOSOMATA n.
One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.
HYALEA n.
A pteroid of the genus Cavolina. See Pteropoda, and Illustration in Appendix.
MESOPODIUM n.
The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.
METAPODE n.
The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.
MOLLUSCA n.
the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, PteropodaScaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses…
PTEROPOD n.
One of the Pteropoda.
PTEROPODOUS a.
Of or pertaining to the Pteropoda.
THECOSOMATA n.
An order of Pteropoda comprising those species which have a shell. See Pteropoda. -- The`co*so"ma*tous, a.