physogastric

 [fahy-suh-gas-trik]  

phy·so·gas·tric

   [fahy-suh-gas-trik]
adjective
pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
Origin:
1910–15; physo- + gastric

Related forms
phy·so·gas·trism, phy·so·gas·try, noun
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