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metagaster

metagaster noun: the secondary and permanent intestinal canal in the embryo, derived from the protogaster.

Noun

metagaster (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, no plural) The secondary and permanent intestinal canal in the embryo, derived from the protogaster.

Origin of metagaster

From meta- + gaster.

Questions about metagaster

What does metagaster mean?
Metagaster means the secondary and permanent intestinal canal in the embryo, derived from the protogaster.
What part of speech is metagaster?
Metagaster is a noun.

Words near metagaster in the dictionary

  1. metagamed
  2. metagamer
  3. metagamers
  4. metagames
  5. metagaming
  6. metagaster
  7. metagastric
  8. metagastrula
  9. metage
  10. metagee
  11. Metageitnion

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