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单词 Gastropoda
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Definition of Gastropoda in English:

Gastropoda

plural nounˌɡastrəˈpəʊdəɡasˈtrɒpədəˌɡastrəˈpōdə
Zoology
  • A large class of molluscs which includes snails, slugs, whelks, and all terrestrial kinds. They have a large muscular foot for movement and (in many kinds) a single asymmetrical spiral shell.

    〔动〕腹足纲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The oval, flat foot is characteristic of the classes Monoplacophora, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
    • In the traditional classification system, the class Gastropoda has been divided into three subclasses, Prosobranchia, Pulmonata, and Opisthobranchia.
    • Slugs are soft-bodied animals belonging to a class called Gastropoda (not insects).
    • Theoretical issues include which taxa even belong to the Gastropoda and macroevolutionary patterns such as the pervasiveness of trends and shifting rates of morphologic change and cladogenesis.
    • Here we cover a few groups that seem to be very close to the crown group Gastropoda (slugs + limpets).

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek gastēr, gastr- 'stomach' + pous, pod- 'foot'.

Definition of Gastropoda in US English:

Gastropoda

plural nounˌɡastrəˈpōdə
Zoology
  • A large class of mollusks which includes snails, slugs, whelks, and all terrestrial kinds. They have a large muscular foot for movement and (in many kinds) a single asymmetrical spiral shell.

    〔动〕腹足纲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Theoretical issues include which taxa even belong to the Gastropoda and macroevolutionary patterns such as the pervasiveness of trends and shifting rates of morphologic change and cladogenesis.
    • Slugs are soft-bodied animals belonging to a class called Gastropoda (not insects).
    • In the traditional classification system, the class Gastropoda has been divided into three subclasses, Prosobranchia, Pulmonata, and Opisthobranchia.
    • Here we cover a few groups that seem to be very close to the crown group Gastropoda (slugs + limpets).
    • The oval, flat foot is characteristic of the classes Monoplacophora, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek gastēr, gastr- ‘stomach’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’.

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