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gastrovascular

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gas⋅tro⋅vas⋅cu⋅lar

  [gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler]
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–adjective Zoology.
serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
Origin:
1875–80; gastro- + vascular
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gas·tro·vas·cu·lar   (gās'trō-vās'kyə-lər)   
adj.  Having both a digestive and a circulatory function. Used especially to describe the body cavity of a coelenterate.
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