polygastric

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ gastric

Adjective

polygastric (not comparable)

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

Noun

polygastric (plural polygastrics)

  1. (zoology) Any polygastric creature.

References
  • polygastric in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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