PHYSOGASTRY


Meaning of PHYSOGASTRY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgastrē noun

also phy·so·gas·trism ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgaˌstrizəm

( plural physogastries also physogastrisms )

Etymology: physogastry International Scientific Vocabulary phys- + gastr- + -y; physogastrism from phys- + gastr- + -ism

: the condition (as of some termitophiles) of having the abdomen greatly distended — compare stenogastry

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.