A member of a large class of mollusks that includes snails and slugs, characterized by a single, usually spirally coiled shell and a muscular foot for locomotion.

The garden was full of gastropods, with snails leaving trails of slime on the leaves.

Any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, which includes species that are aquatic or terrestrial.

Marine biologists studied the diverse gastropods found in the coral reef ecosystem.

gastropodadjective

Relating to or characteristic of gastropods.

The scientist compared gastropod muscle fibers with those of bivalves.