'Heteropoda' definitions:

Definition of 'Heteropoda'

From: GCIDE
  • Heteropoda \Het`e*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + -poda.] (Zool.) An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot developed into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as Carinaria and Atlanta, have thin glassy shells. [1913 Webster]