polygastric

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

English gastric

English polygastric

From 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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.