PTEROPOD
\tˈɛɹəpˌɒd], \tˈɛɹəpˌɒd], \t_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_p_ˌɒ_d]\
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ter'[=o]-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.]
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