polygastric

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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