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


Etymology

Noun

ventriculus (plural ventriculi)

A digestive cavity or stomach.

Source: Wiktionary


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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