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opisthogastric

opisthogastric adjective: behind the stomach.

Adjective

opisthogastric (not comparable)

  1. behind the stomach

Antonyms of opisthogastric

Origin of opisthogastric

From opistho- + gastric.

Questions about opisthogastric

What does opisthogastric mean?
Opisthogastric means behind the stomach.
What part of speech is opisthogastric?
Opisthogastric is an adjective.

Words near opisthogastric in the dictionary

  1. opisthodomos
  2. opisthodont
  3. opisthodontian
  4. opisthodontians
  5. opisthodonts
  6. opisthogastric
  7. opisthoglyph
  8. opisthoglyphous
  9. opisthoglyphs
  10. opisthognathid
  11. opisthognathids

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