Basommatophora
plural noun
Ba·som·ma·toph·o·ra
bə-ˌsä-mə-ˈtä-f(ə-)rə
: a suborder of Pulmonata comprising snails that have the eyes at the base of the nonretractile tentacles and including many common pond snails
basommatophorous adjective
bə-¦sä-mə-¦tä-f(ə-)rəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from baso- + International Scientific Vocabulary ommatophore