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‖ peltogaster Zool.|pɛltəʊˈgæstə(r)|
[mod.L., f. Gr. πέλτη shield (see pelta) + γαστήρ stomach.]
A genus of degenerate cirripeds, having simple bag-shaped bodies, parasitic upon hermit-crabs.
1876Beneden's Anim. Parasites 38 The result of a retrogressive development like that of the peltogasters, which..lose all the attributes of their class. |