gastrópodo

Definitions of gastrópodo
  1. noun
    a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
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    abulón
    any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
    caracola
    any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
    caracol
    freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
    babosa, limaza
    any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
    nudibranquio
    any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
    cauri
    any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
    aplacóforo
    deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle
    caracol de las viñas
    one of the chief edible snails
    nerítido
    operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
    buccino
    large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
    bígaro
    edible marine gastropod
    lapa
    any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
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    molusco
    invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
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