gastrostege
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek.
Noun edit
gastrostege (plural gastrosteges)
- (zoology) One of the large scales on the underside of a snake.
- Synonym: ventral scale
References edit
- “gastrostege”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.