gast(e)ropod
gast(e)ropod mollusc, so called from the ventral position of the locomotive organs. XIX. — F. gastéropode — modL. gasteropoda n. pl., f. Gr. gastḗr, gaster- belly + poús, pod- FOOT.
So gastric XVII. gastronomy XIX. — F.
So gastric XVII. gastronomy XIX. — F.
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