• (n.) Same as Metapode.
(from the article `gastropod`) ...tapered, muscular organ, which is highly glandularized and usually ciliated, numerous modifications occur in various groups. Frequently there is ...
Met`a·po'di·um noun ; plural Metapodia . [ New Latin ] (Zoology) Same as Metapode . 
metapodium 1. The posterior portion of the foot of a mullusk. 2. The middle region of the foot, either in vertebrates or invertebrates.