Gastrovascular


[gas-troh-vas-kyuh-ler] /ˌgæs troʊˈvæs kyə lər/

adjective, Zoology.
1.
serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
/ˌɡæstrəʊˈvæskjʊlə/
adjective
1.
(esp of the body cavities of coelenterates) functioning in digestion and circulation

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