Thesaurus: gastropoda

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1. n. pl. One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca.
2. One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca. [Written also Gasteropoda.] Note: The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.: (a) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and Heteropoda. (b) The Euthyneura, including the Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. (c) The Amphineura, including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora.
3. One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includesmost of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-watersnails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, orfoot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one ortwo pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca. [Written also Gasteropoda.]
4. n snails and slugs and their relatives