‖ peltogaster Zool.
(pɛltəʊˈgæstə(r))
[mod.L., f. Gr. πέλτη shield (see pelta) + γαστήρ stomach.]
A genus of degenerate cirripeds, having simple bag-shaped bodies, parasitic upon hermit-crabs.
| 1876 Beneden's Anim. Parasites 38 The result of a retrogressive development like that of the peltogasters, which..lose all the attributes of their class. |