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patellogastropod

patellogastropod noun: any gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.

Noun

patellogastropod (plural patellogastropods)

  1. Any gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.
    • However the prevailing opinion that the patellogastropods form the first offshoot of the gastropods is not supported by palaeontological data. The oldest indisputable evidence of the Patellogastropoda is from Late Triassic strata.2012, John A. Talent, Earth and Life: Global Biodiversity, Extinction Intervals and Biogeographic Perturbations Through Time
    Synonyms:
    true limpet

Synonyms of patellogastropod

  • true limpet

Forms of patellogastropod

pluralpatellogastropods

Origin of patellogastropod

Clipping of taxonomic name Patellogastropoda, equivalent to patello- + gastropod.

Questions about patellogastropod

What does patellogastropod mean?
Patellogastropod means any gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.
What part of speech is patellogastropod?
Patellogastropod is a noun.
What is the plural of patellogastropod?
The plural of patellogastropod is patellogastropods.

Words near patellogastropod in the dictionary

  1. patellins
  2. patello-
  3. patellofemoral
  4. patellofemoral pain syndrome
  5. patellofemoral pain syndromes
  6. patellogastropod
  7. patellogastropods
  8. patelloid
  9. patelloids
  10. patelloplasties
  11. patelloplasty

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