pteropod

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Synonyms: pteropid, pleiopod, pleopod, theropod, pteropus, pteropoda, heteropod, pauropod, pteropods, pteroid, pereopod

Antonyms: pteropid, pleiopod, pleopod, theropod, pteropus, pteropoda, heteropod, pauropod, pteropods, pteroid, pereopod

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Noun

1. Any of free-swimming [[pelagic]] [[sea snail]]s and [[sea slug]]s, of the suborder {{taxfmt|Thecosomata|suborder}}, that have winglike lobes on the feet; a [[sea butterfly]].

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