What does "gastropod" mean?

Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.

What is a synonym for "gastropod"?

Common synonyms include: abalone, abalones, gastropod mollusk, limacoid, limpet, limpets.

Pronounced //ˈɡæstɹəˌpɑd//.

/ˈɡæstɹəˌpɑd/ noun

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Noun

1
Any member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
2
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes wordnet

"Gastropod means "stomach foot," for some reason."

From French gastéropode, from gastro- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).