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gastrovascular
[ gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler ]
adjective
, Zoology.
- serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
gastrovascular
/ ˌɡæstrəʊˈvæskjʊlə /
adjective
- (esp of the body cavities of coelenterates) functioning in digestion and circulation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gastrovascular1
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Example Sentences
Thus the disposition of the endoderm-cavities is roughly comparable to the gastrovascular system of a medusa.
From Project Gutenberg
The archenteron becomes the gastrovascular system or coelenteron.
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