gastric mill

gastric mill

 
noun Zoology.
1.
a gizzard in decapod crustaceans, as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, having an arrangement of teeth and small bones for grinding food and bristles for filtering small particles.
2.
gizzard (def. 2).
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1895–1900
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phylum of radially symmetrical coelomate marine invertabrates
cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales
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gastric mill

noun
thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food [syn: gizzard] 
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