pteropodous, a.
(pt-, təˈrɒpədəs)
[f. pteropoda + -ous.]
Of or belonging to the Pteropoda; pertaining to or characteristic of a pteropod.
a 1843 Encycl. Metrop. VII. 287/2 Paracephals. By this term Blainville designates Cuvier's Gasteropodous and Pteropodous Classes of Molluscs. 1851 Woodward Mollusca 121 Mr. Adams observed the pteropodous fry of Cypræa annulus..adhering in masses to the mantle of the parent. |