polygastric

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ gastric

Adjective

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

polygastric (plural polygastrics)

(zoology) Any polygastric creature.

References

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

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