polygastric

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

poly- +‎ gastric

Adjective[edit]

polygastric (not comparable)

(anatomy) Having several bellies; -- applied to muscles which are made up of several bellies separated by short tendons.
(zoology) Pertaining to the Polygastrica.

Noun[edit]

polygastric (plural polygastrics)

(zoology) Any polygastric creature.

References[edit]

“polygastric”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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