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gas·traea (gas trē′ə)

noun

the hypothetical ancestral form of flatworms, structured like the gastrula stage in embryology

Etymology: ModL < Gr gastēr, stomach

Browse dictionary entries near gastraea

  1. ‹ gastr-
  2. ‹ Gasthaus
  3. ‹ gastero-
  4. ‹ gassy
  5. ‹ Gasset
  6. ‹ gasser
  7. ‹ gassed
  8. ‹ gasper
  9. ‹ Gaspé Peninsula
  10. ‹ gasp
  1. gastrectomy ›
  2. gastric ›
  3. gastric juice ›
  4. gastric ulcer ›
  5. gastrin ›
  6. gastritis ›
  7. gastro- ›
  8. gastrocnemius ›
  9. gastrocolic ›
  10. gastroderm ›