adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the class Gastropoda of mollusks, which includes snails and slugs
Usage: zoology; technical
Examples
- The gastropodous creatures in the tide pool included several species of sea snails.
- Gastropodous mollusks are characterized by a muscular foot used for locomotion.
- The museum's collection featured gastropodous specimens from around the world.
- Marine biologists studied the gastropodous fauna of the coral reef ecosystem.