Definition of Gastrostege. Meaning of Gastrostege. Synonyms of Gastrostege

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Definition of Gastrostege

Gastrostege
Gastrostege Gas*tros"tege, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? roof.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent.

Meaning of Gastrostege from wikipedia

- In snakes, the ventral scales or gastrosteges are the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of the body from the neck...
- several names are used in the (older) literature, including ventralia, gastrosteges (plural gastrostegi, gastrostegia), scuta subcaudalia or abdominal scales...
- a myriad of morphological characteristics, such as the lack of true gastrosteges, the presence of pelvic spurs, an extremely short tail with con****uous...