A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Gastric
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Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, thegastric artery. Gastric digestion (Physiol.), the conversion of thealbuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and diffusibleproducts by the solvent action of gastric juice.-- Gastric fever (Med.), a fever attended with prominent gastricsymptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of typhoid fever; also,to catarrhal inflammation of the stomach attended with fever.-- Gastric juice (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an acidreaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands contained in themucous membrane of the stomach. It consists mainly of dilutehydrochloric acid and the ferment pepsin. It is the most importantdigestive fluid in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.-- Gastric remittent fever (Med.), a form of remittent fever withpronounced stomach symptoms.
Gastric meaning & definition 1 of Gastric.
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To light a fart.
Gastric meaning & definition 2 of Gastric.