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metagastric

metagastric adjective: of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.

Adjective

metagastric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.
    • metagastric area
    • metagastric lobe

Origin of metagastric

From meta- + gastric.

Questions about metagastric

What does metagastric mean?
Metagastric means of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.
What part of speech is metagastric?
Metagastric is an adjective.

Words near metagastric in the dictionary

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

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