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caenogastropod

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any gastropod of the subclass Caenogastropoda.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Broader terms: gastropod

Narrower terms: architaenioglossan, littorinimorph, neogastropod, sorbeoconch

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Caenogastropoda. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + gastropod.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cenogastròpode — subclass of gastropod
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新進腹足動物 /新进腹足动物 (xīnjìn fùzú dòngwù) — subclass of gastropod
  • Greek: καινογαστερόποδο (kainogasterópodo) — subclass of gastropod
  • Russian: ценогастропо́д (cenogastropód) — subclass of gastropod
  • Spanish: cenogasterópodo — subclass of gastropod
  • Ukrainian: ценогастропо́д (cenohastropód) — subclass of gastropod