gastralium

noun

gas·​tra·​li·​um

gaˈstrālēəm

plural gastralia

-ēə

1

: abdominal rib

2

: a spicule located immediately beneath the inner cellular wall of a sponge

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gastr- + Latin -alis -al + New Latin -ium

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