Heteropoda

plural noun

Het·​er·​op·​o·​da

ˌhetəˈräpədə

: a small division of Pectinibranchia (suborder Taenioglossa) formerly ranked as a separate order and comprising pelagic gastropod mollusks that swim at the surface with the ventral side up with a foot or a part of it forming a median fin and that have a transparent body and a transparent shell or none

heteropodous

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗dəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + -poda

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