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Gastropod vs Imposex - What's the difference?

gastropod | imposex |

As nouns the difference between gastropod and imposex

is that gastropod is any member of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk while imposex is the development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.

gastropod

English

(wikipedia gastropod)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any member of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk.

    • Hypernyms

    * mollusc

    imposex

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia imposex)
  • (biology) The development in certain marine gastropod mollusks of sex organs in contrast to their actual gender, the result of toxic pollutants.