gastrovascular
[ gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler ]
/ ˌgæs troʊˈvæs kyə lər /
adjective Zoology.
serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
Words nearby gastrovascular
gastrostomy,
gastrotomy,
gastrotonometry,
gastrotrich,
gastrotropic,
gastrovascular,
gastrula,
gastrulate,
gastrulation,
gasworks,
gat
Example sentences from the Web for gastrovascular
Thus the disposition of the endoderm-cavities is roughly comparable to the gastrovascular system of a medusa.
The archenteron becomes the gastrovascular system or coelenteron.
British Dictionary definitions for gastrovascular
gastrovascular
/ (ˌɡæstrəʊˈvæskjʊlə) /
adjective
(esp of the body cavities of coelenterates) functioning in digestion and circulation