physogastric

[ fahy-suh-gas-trik ]

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

Origin of physogastric

1
First recorded in 1910–15; physo- + gastric

Other words from physogastric

  • phy·so·gas·trism, phy·so·gas·try, noun

Words Nearby physogastric

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