"gaster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæ.stɚ/ [General-American] Forms: gasters [plural]
Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|γᾰστήρ||paunch, belly}} Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gaster (plural gasters)
  1. (anatomy, rare) The stomach. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-gaster-en-noun-zzBwFViv Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (zootomy, entomology) The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects (such as ants). Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-gaster-en-noun-jXJXlXfo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -er, Old French verbs with weak-a preterite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 11 42 4 3 8 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 11 42 2 5 12 9 12 9 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with weak-a preterite: 12 39 7 5 11 8 11 8 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paragaster, metagaster Related terms: -gastria, gastric, gastro-, melanogaster

Inflected forms

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