gaster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gaster
First recorded in 1905–10, gaster is from the Greek word gastḗr paunch, belly
Example Sentences
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ANOTHER: If none can furnish to my gaster wherewith to make a pint of chyle, I shall retire to my tent--like Achilles!
From Cyrano De Bergerac by Mary F. Guillemard
Gastromycetes is from two Greek words: gaster, stomach; mycetes, fungus.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
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