WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phy•so•gas•tric
(fī′sə gas′trik),USA pronunciation adj.
phy′so•gas′trism, phy′so•gas′try, n.
- Insectspertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, esp. termite and ant queens.
- physo- + gastric 1910–15
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