Definition of pteropod Pteropod
pter•o•pod
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What does pteropod mean?
Wiktionary 
- pteropod (Noun)
Any of several small marine gastropod mollusks, of the suborder Thecosomata, that have winglike lobes on the feet; the sea butterfly . - pteropod (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to these creatures.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pteropod (n.)
One of the Pteropoda.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pteropod
ter′ō-pod, n. one of a class of molluscs which move about by means of wing-like appendages attached to the sides of the head, which are not, however, homologous to the foot of other molluscs:—pl. Pterop′oda. [Gr. pteron, wing, pous, podos, foot.]
