gastrovascular

[ gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler ]

adjectiveZoology.
  1. serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.

Origin of gastrovascular

1
First recorded in 1875–80; gastro- + vascular

Words Nearby gastrovascular

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British Dictionary definitions for gastrovascular

gastrovascular

/ (ˌɡæstrəʊˈvæskjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. (esp of the body cavities of coelenterates) functioning in digestion and circulation

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