polygastric
English
Etymology
poly- + gastric
Adjective
polygastric (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Having several bellies; -- applied to muscles which are made up of several bellies separated by short tendons.
- (zoology) Pertaining to the Polygastrica.
Noun
polygastric (plural polygastrics)
- (zoology) Any polygastric creature.
References
- polygastric in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.