VENTRICULUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ventriculi   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

Synonyms:

gastric mill; gizzard; ventriculus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("ventriculus" is a kind of...):

pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))

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