gastropod
gastropod
Definition
gas·tro·pod (gas′trō päd′)
gas·trop′o·dan (gas träp′ə dən) adjective or gas·trop′o·dous-dəs
gastropod
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: Other fossils include numerous gastropods and bivalves, particularly small colonies of oysters.
Adjective modifier
- marine: These truly marine gastropods usually have a reduced shell, often within the body, or have it missing completely.
- large: This large gastropod has only been recorded in British seas on a few occasions.
- small: A Gray Topshell ( a usually abundant small gastropod ) on an Oyster was unusual for this beach.
- other: The numbers and sizes of limpets and other grazing gastropods were determined by measurements and counts from the digital images.
- tiny: Desmoulin's Whorl Snail is a tiny gastropod that lives in swampy grasslands.
- abundant: A Gray Topshell ( a usually abundant small gastropod ) on an Oyster was unusual for this beach.
Modifies a noun
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