metagastric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.

“metagastric area”

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Meanings

adjectivemetagastric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.

    metagastric area

    2 more examples

    metagastric lobe

    metagastric region

Origin

From meta- + gastric.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stratagemic
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APA

metagastric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagastric

MLA

“metagastric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagastric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metagastric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagastric.

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