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gastrovascular

[ gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler ]

adjective

Zoology.
  1. serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.


gastrovascular

/ ˌɡæ²õ³Ù°ùəʊˈ±¹Ã¦²õ°ìÂáÊŠ±ôÉ™ /

adjective

  1. (esp of the body cavities of coelenterates) functioning in digestion and circulation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gastrovascular1

First recorded in 1875–80; gastro- + vascular
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Meals disappear into the gastrovascular cavity, which is also where the equivalent of digestive cells empty their waste.

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The jelly bumped into the glass at one point, which allowed the researchers to get a close-up of the gastrovascular, or digestive, canals that cover its body.

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Two polyps connect their gastrovascular openings at night, a behavior that has never been documented before.

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