noun🔗SharePterópodoAny of free-swimming pelagic sea snails and sea slugs, of the suborder Thecosomata, that have winglike lobes on the feet; a sea butterfly."While snorkeling in the clear blue water, we saw a tiny, almost transparent pteropod fluttering its wing-like feet as it swam past. "Mientras buceábamos con esnórquel en el agua azul clara, vimos un diminuto pterópodo casi transparente aleteando sus pies en forma de alas mientras nadaba.animaloceanbiologynatureorganismfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading