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Webster 1913 Edition


Gastrolith

Gasˊtro-lith

,
Noun.
[
Gastro-
+
-lith
.]
(Zool.)
See
Crab’s eyes
, under
Crab
.

Definition 2024


gastrolith

gastrolith

English

Noun

gastrolith (plural gastroliths)

  1. (zoology) rocks which are or have been held inside the digestive tract of an animal to aid in buoyancy or food processing.