name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
gaster
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɡæ.stɚ/
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rhymes with -æstə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: G AE1 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The stomach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The enlarged part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects (such as ants).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gaster.
Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”).