gastropod
noun
gas·tro·pod
ˈga-strə-ˌpäd 
: any of a large class (Gastropoda) of mollusks (such as snails and slugs) usually with a univalve shell or none and a distinct head bearing sensory organs
gastropod
adjective
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The problem is due in part to the gastropod’s low population, but also to infertility and lethargy caused by warming waters.
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Efforts to release the gastropods back into their native habitat started in earnest in 2015, and have continued ever since; in April 2023, for example, the team released more than 5,000 snails on the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti and Mo’orea.
—Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Determined to find a potential solution, roboticists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong looked to shelled gastropods for their design cues.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 May 2024
This can happen if the gastropods eat the rat poop or if the ravenous larvae just bore into their soft bodies.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Efforts to release the gastropods back into their native habitat started in earnest in 2015, and have continued ever since; in April 2023, for example, the team released more than 5,000 snails on the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti and Mo’orea.
—Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Determined to find a potential solution, roboticists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong looked to shelled gastropods for their design cues.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 May 2024
This can happen if the gastropods eat the rat poop or if the ravenous larvae just bore into their soft bodies.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
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“Gastropod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastropod. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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gastropod
noun
gas·tro·pod
ˈgas-trə-ˌpäd
: any of a large class of mollusks (as snails) that have a muscular foot at the bottom and usually both a distinct head bearing sense organs and a spiral shell into which the body can be withdrawn
gastropod
adjective
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