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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYGASTRIC

Pol `y *gas "tric, a. Etym: [Poly- + gastric: cf. F. polygastrique.]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Having several bellies; -- applied to muscles which are made up of several bellies separated by short tendons.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Pertaining to the Polygastrica. [Obs. ]

 

POLYGASTRIC

POLYGASTRIC Pol `y *gas "tric, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the Polygastrica.

 

POLYGASTRICA

Pol `y *gas "tri *ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL. So called because they were supposed to have several stomachs, or digestive cavities.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The Infusoria. [Obs. ]