gastrostege
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek.
Noun
[edit]gastrostege (plural gastrosteges)
- (zoology) One of the large scales on the underside of a snake.
- Synonym: ventral scale
References
[edit]- “gastrostege”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.