Definitions for pteropods

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pteropods pter·o·pod

Spelling: [ter-uh-pod]

IPA: /ˈtɛr əˌpɒd/

Pteropods is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 395 anagrams from letters in pteropods (deoopprst).

Definitions for pteropods

noun

1. a pteropod mollusk.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Pteropoda, a group of mollusks having the lateral portions of the foot expanded into winglike lobes used in swimming.

Origin of pteropods

1825-35; New Latin Pteropoda (plural); see ptero-, -pod

Examples for pteropods

An attempt I made at fishing with the net failed entirely—a pteropod (Clio borealis) and a few crustacea were the whole result.

In almost all Gasteropod and pteropod larv there is present a well-developed spindle muscle attaching the embryo to the shell.