GASTROPOD Synonyms

• any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

• any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells

• mollusk with a low conical shell

• any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas

• invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

• any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body

• chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers

• commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

• small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

• edible marine gastropod

• a projectile that is fired from a gun

• a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms

• a counterfeit coin

• an idle slothful person

• an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped

• a strip of type metal used for spacing

• any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

• freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

• edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

• gather snails

• large marine snail much used as food in Europe

• large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell

• gather whelk

• used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.

• a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes