physogastry
noun
phy·so·gas·try
variants
or less commonly physogastrism
ˌ⸗⸗ˈgaˌstrizəm
plural physogastries also physogastrisms
: the condition (as of some termitophiles) of having the abdomen greatly distended compare stenogastry
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“Physogastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physogastry. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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