pteropod
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pter·o·pod
(tĕr′ə-pŏd′)n.
A sea butterfly.
[From New Latin Pteropoda, former order name : Greek pteron, feather, wing; see -pter + New Latin -poda, -pod.]
pter′o·pod′ adj.
pte·rop′o·dan (tə-rŏp′ə-dən) adj. & n.
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pteropod
(ˈtɛrəˌpɒd)n
(Animals) any small marine gastropod mollusc of the group or order Pteropoda, in which the foot is expanded into two winglike lobes for swimming and the shell is absent or thin-walled. Also called: sea butterfly
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pter•o•pod
(ˈtɛr əˌpɒd)adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the Pteropoda, a group of gastropod mollusks having a foot with winglike lobes used in swimming.
n. 2. a pteropod mollusk.
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