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physogastric

American  
[fahy-suh-gas-trik] / ˌfaɪ səˈgæs trɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.


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Etymology

Origin of physogastric

First recorded in 1910–15; physo- + gastric

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