gastraea

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noun

A hypothetical animal form assumed by Ernst Haeckel as the ancestor of all metazoic animals.

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Meanings

noungastraea (plural gastraea)
  1. obsoletebiologyA hypothetical animal form assumed by Ernst Haeckel as the ancestor of all metazoic animals.
noun
  1. pluralplural of gastraeum
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APA

gastraea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastraea

MLA

“gastraea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastraea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastraea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastraea.

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