monogastric

monogastric
mono·gas·tric .män-ə-'gas-trik adj having a stomach with only a single compartment (as in humans)

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mono·gas·tric (mon″o-gasґtrik) [mono- + gastr- + -ic] having just one stomach, as opposed to ruminants and certain other animals.

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