metagastric

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English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ gastric.

Adjective

metagastric (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.
    metagastric area
    metagastric lobe
    metagastric region

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