Agastric
/eɪˈɡæstrɪk/noun
Lacking a stomach or stomach-like cavity.
Did you know?The prefix a- is the same ancient Greek negator found in words like atheist and amoral, while gastr- comes from gaster, the old Greek word for belly or stomach.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
a- + gastēr
“not + belly, stomach”
Late Latin
Latin
agastricus
“pertaining to being without a stomach”
Medieval Latin
Latin
agastricus
“used in anatomical and zoological writing for stomachless forms”
19th Century
English
agastric
“describing an organism or structure lacking a stomach”
Modern English
English
agastric
“lacking a stomach or stomach-like cavity”
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