physogastry
/ˈfʌɪsəʊɡastri/Entomology
noun
In certain insects: a condition in which the abdomen becomes distended by the growth of fat bodies or other organs; the distension of the abdomen in this condition.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937). From physogastr- + -y.
- photobacterium
- photo-bibliography
- photo-biography
- photobiological
- photobiologist
- photobiology
- photobiont
- photobiotic
- photobleach
- photobleached
- photobleaching
- Photoblepharon
- photoblog
- photoblogger
- photoblogging
- photobomb
- photobomber
- photo booth
- photocall
- photo card
- photocatalyse
- photocatalysis
- photocatalytic
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- photocathode