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gastrostege

gastrostege noun: one of the large scales on the underside of a snake.

Noun

gastrostege (plural gastrosteges)

  1. One of the large scales on the underside of a snake.
    Synonyms:
    ventral scale

Synonyms of gastrostege

  • ventral scale

Forms of gastrostege

pluralgastrosteges

Origin of gastrostege

From Ancient Greek.

Questions about gastrostege

What does gastrostege mean?
Gastrostege means one of the large scales on the underside of a snake.
What part of speech is gastrostege?
Gastrostege is a noun.
What is the plural of gastrostege?
The plural of gastrostege is gastrosteges.

Words near gastrostege in the dictionary

  1. gastrospasm
  2. gastrospasms
  3. gastrosplenic
  4. gastrostaxis
  5. gastrostegal
  6. gastrostege
  7. gastrosteges
  8. gastrostomal
  9. gastrostomies
  10. gastrostomy
  11. gastrostyle

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