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—physogastrism, physogastry, n./fuy'seuh gas"trik/, adj.pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, esp. termite and ant queens.[1910-15; PHYSO- + GASTRIC]
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physogastric — phy·so·gas·tric … English syllables
physogastric — |fīsə|gastrik adjective Etymology: physogastry + ic of an insect : having the abdomen greatly distended * * * physogastrism, physogastry, n. /fuy seuh gas trik/, adj. pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, esp. termite… … Useful english dictionary
Termite — Not to be confused with Termit (disambiguation), Thermite, or Turmite. This article is about insects. For other uses, see Termite (disambiguation). Termite Temporal range: 228–0 Ma … Wikipedia
physo- — a combining form meaning bladder, used in the formation of compound words: physogastric. [comb. form repr. Gk physa bladder, bellows] * * * … Universalium
termite — /terr muyt/, n. any of numerous pale colored, soft bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc. Also called white ant. [1775 85; taken as sing. of… … Universalium
