nectopod
[
nek
-t
uh
-pod]
/ˈnɛk təˌpɒd/
noun
1.
(in certain mollusks) an appendage modified for swimming.
Origin
1895-1900;
<
Greek
nēktó
(
s
) swimming (equivalent to
nḗch
(
ein
) to swim +
-tos
deverbal adj. suffix, with
cht
>
kt
) +
-pod