VENTRICULI

VENTRICULUS

gizzard, ventriculus, gastric mill

(noun) thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ventriculi

plural of ventriculus

Source: Wiktionary


VENTRICULUS

Ven*tric"u*lus, n.; pl. Ventriculi. Etym: [L., belly, dim. fr. venter belly.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of the stomachs of certain insects. (b) The body cavity of a sponge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 May 2025

DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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