metagaster

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noun

The secondary and permanent intestinal canal in the embryo, derived from the protogaster.

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Meanings

nounmetagaster (plural not attested)
  1. archaicno pluralanatomyThe secondary and permanent intestinal canal in the embryo, derived from the protogaster.

Origin

From meta- + gaster.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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