Definition of Monogastric

1. a. Having but a single stomach.

Definition of Monogastric

1. Adjective. (biology) Having a simple single-chambered stomach. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monogastric

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Monogastric

1. Having but a single stomach. Origin: Mono- + Gr. Belly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monogastric

monofractal
monofuel
monofuels
monofunctional
monogam
monogamia
monogamic
monogamies
monogamist
monogamists
monogamously
monogamousness
monogastric (current term)
monogenean
monogeneans
monogeneric
monogeneses
monogenetic
monogenic disease
monogenic disorder
monogenically
monogenics
monogenies
monogenism
monogenist

Literary usage of Monogastric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Student's Text-book of Zoology by Adam Sedgwick, Joseph Jackson Lister, Arthur Everett Shipley (1898)
"monogastric, with one large siphon bearing a tentacle and surrounded by a corona of siphons. ... ventral median line numerous monogastric ..."

2. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"... is an important nutrient for monogastric species such as pigs and poultry, but it is generally present in their feeds in the form of phytic add, ..."

3. Livestock to 2020: The Next Food Revolution by Christopher L. Delgado (1999)
"A corresponding shift toward producing monogastric animals, mainly poultry and pigs, is taking place. While ruminant meat accounted for 54 percent of total ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Double monogamy, in ornith., the state or habit of being doubly monogamous. Bee phrase under monogamous. monogastric (mon-ô-gas'trik), a. ..."

5. Enzymes in Poultry and Swine Nutrition by R. R. Marquardt, Zhengkang Han (1997)
"Australia Nonstarch polysaccharides (NSPs) in monogastric diets have an ... In recent years, enzymes have been widely used in monogastric diets to increase ..."

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