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Thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
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ventriculus
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food [syn: gizzard , gastric mill ] [also: ventriculi (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A digestive cavity or stomach.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ventriculus \Ven*tric"u*lus\, n.; pl. Ventriculi . [L., belly, dim. fr. venter belly.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the stomachs of certain insects. The body cavity of a sponge.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ventriculus can refer to: Ventricle (heart) Stomach the midgut in insects the gizzard in birds