Definition
The largest class of mollusks, including snails and slugs, characterized by a single coiled shell (or no shell) and a muscular foot used for locomotion. They show remarkable diversity in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
Etymology
From Greek 'gaster' meaning stomach and 'podos' meaning foot, literally 'stomach-foot.' The name refers to the way these animals appear to crawl on their belly, with their muscular foot serving as both stomach support and locomotion organ.
Kelly Says
Gastropods are the ultimate success story of the mollusk world - they've conquered land, sea, and freshwater, with some species reaching the tops of mountains and others living in deep ocean trenches! The cone snail, a gastropod, produces some of the most potent venoms known to science.
Translations
ARالعربية
حُوتٌ بحرّى
hūtun baḥrī
BNবাংলা
মোল্লুস্ক
mol-lusk
CACatalà
gastropod
gas-troh-pod
CSČeština
hlemouz
hlem-ooz
DEDeutsch
Schnecke
shnɛkə
ELΕλληνικά
γαστρόποδο
gas-troh-po-doh
ESEspañol
gastropod
gas-troh-pod
FRFrançais
gastropode
gas-tro-pohd
HEעברית
כלי דגים
kli d'gagim
HUMagyar
puhatestű
poo-ha-tes-tyoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
molluska
moh-loo-ska
ITItaliano
gastropodo
gas-troh-poh-doh
KO한국어
軟體動物
so-tware-dong-mul
MSBahasa Melayu
gastropoda
gas-troh-poh-dah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးအမျိုး
shwe-a-myo
NLNederlands
gastropode
gas-troh-pohd
PLPolski
gastropod
gas-troh-pod
PTPortuguês
gastropod
gas-troh-pod
RORomână
gastropot
gas-troh-pot
RUРусский
моллюск
mollyusk
SWKiswahili
mdundiko
m-du-ndi-ko
THไทย
สัตว์ครีบ
sat kreep
TLTL
gastropoda
gas-troh-poh-dah
TRTürkçe
gastropoda
gas-troh-poh-dah
UKУкраїнська
молюск
mo-lyusk
VITiếng Việt
động vật thân mềm
dong vat than mem
ZUZU
isiphuthu
ee-si-foo-too