metagastric

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ gastric.

Adjective

metagastric (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.

   metagastric area

   metagastric lobe

   metagastric region

References

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