- metagastric
- meta·gastric
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metagastric
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Metagastric — Met a*gas tric, a. [Pref. meta + gastric.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metagastric — “+ adjective Etymology: meta + gastric : of or relating to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of a crab … Useful english dictionary
metagastric lobe or area — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, the posterior division of the gastric region of the carapace; sometimes ill defined … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
metagastric lobe — Posterior division of gastric region of decapod (brachyuran) carapace; may be ill defined or undifferentiated [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Posterolateral lobe or subregion of gastric region; often not defined [Williams, 1984]. (Order Decapoda):… … Crustacea glossary
metagastric region — The posteromesial portion of the gastric region on the carapace of crabs [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. The region on the dorsal surface of the carapace bounded by parts of the mesogastric, protogastric, epibranchial and urogastric regions [Ingle,… … Crustacea glossary
gastric region — See: carapace region f [Martin, 2005]. Large median area, in crab carapace, bounded behind by cervical suture, laterally by hepatic regions, and anteriorly by frontoorbital regions. Divisible into following subregions or lobes: epigastric,… … Crustacea glossary
carapace region — Differentiated portion of decapod carapace surface distinguished in descriptions and used in classification named types: (a) antennal. Anterior marginal part of carapace bordering orbital region laterally and also touching hepatic, pterygostomial … Crustacea glossary
carapace regions — (Order Decapoda): (a) antennal. Anterior marginal part bordering orbital region laterally, adjoining hepatic, pterygostomial, and occasionally also frontal regions. (b) anterolateral. Lateral part bordering subhepatic or hepatic regions. (c)… … Crustacea glossary
epibranchial — Anterior part of branchial region of decapod (brachyuran) carapace [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Part of porcellanid (crab) carapace situated behind orbit and above metabranchial region. Region situated between cervical groove and linea anomurica … Crustacea glossary
mesogastric region — The central portion of the gastric region on the carapace of crabs [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. The region on the dorsal surface of the carapace bounded by parts of the margins of the frontal, protogastric, and metagastric regions [Ingle, 1983].… … Crustacea glossary
