noun🔗SharePtéropodeAny 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. "En faisant de la plongée avec tuba dans l'eau bleu clair, nous avons vu un minuscule ptéropode presque transparent battre de ses pieds en forme d'ailes en nageant.animaloceanbiologynatureorganismfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
