- gastrovascular
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adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1876
functioning in both digestion and circulation <the gastrovascular cavity of a coelenterate>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gastrovascular
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Gastrovascular — Gas tro*vas cu*lar, a. [Gastro + vascular.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular cavity of c[oe]lenterates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gastrovascular — adj. 2 g. Relativo ao tubo digestivo e aos vasos … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
gastrovascular — adj. Zool. Se dice de la única cavidad del cuerpo de los celentéreos, en la cual se efectúa la digestión de los alimentos que han entrado en ella por una boca rodeada de varios tentáculos … Diccionario de la lengua española
gastrovascular — [gas΄trō vas′kyo͞o lər] adj. Zool. having both a digestive and a circulatory function … English World dictionary
gastrovascular — ► adjetivo ZOOLOGÍA Se aplica a la cavidad de los animales celentéreos en la que se realiza la digestión de los alimentos. * * * gastrovascular. adj. Zool. Se dice de la única cavidad del cuerpo de los celentéreos, en la cual se efectúa la… … Enciclopedia Universal
gastrovascular — |ga(ˌ)strō+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gastr + vascular : functioning in both digestion and circulation the coelenteron of a medusa serves as a gastrovascular system * * * /gas troh vas kyeuh leuhr/, adj. Zool.… … Useful english dictionary
Gastrovascular cavity — Gastro vascular cavity, as the name indicates, functions in both digestion and the distribution of nutrients and particles to all parts of the body. Organisms belonging to two major phyla, the Cnidaria and the Platyhelminthes, possess… … Wikipedia
gastrovascular — /gas troh vas kyeuh leuhr/, adj. Zool. serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity. [1875 80; GASTRO + VASCULAR] * * * … Universalium
gastrovascular — adjective That has both a digestive and a circulatory function … Wiktionary
gastrovascular — gas·tro·vascular … English syllables
