Platypoda

plural noun

Pla·​typ·​o·​da

pləˈtipədə

: a division of Pectinibranchia comprising gastropod mollusks with the foot adapted for creeping compare heteropoda

platypodous

-dəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from platy- + -poda

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