gastrovascular

[ gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler ]

adjective

, Zoology.

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

gastrovascular

/ ˌɡæstrəʊˈvæskjʊlə /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastrovascular¹

First recorded in 1875–80; gastro- + vascular

Example Sentences

Thus the disposition of the endoderm-cavities is roughly comparable to the gastrovascular system of a medusa.

From Project Gutenberg

The archenteron becomes the gastrovascular system or coelenteron.

From Project Gutenberg