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proventriculus
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noun,
plural
-tric·u·li
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.
1.
the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in
which
food is partially digested before passing to the
ventriculus
or gizzard.
2.
a similar enlargement in the alimentary tract of several invertebrates, variously modified for maceration and digestion.
Origin:
1825–35;
pro-
1
+
ventriculus
Related forms
pro·ven·tric·u·lar,
adjective
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proventriculus
(ˌprəʊvɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs)
—
n
,
pl
-triculi
1.
the first part of the stomach of birds, the gizzard
2.
the thick muscular stomach of crustaceans and insects; gizzard
[C19: from New Latin, from Latin
pro-
1
+
ventriculus
little belly, from
venter
belly]
proven'tricular
—
adj
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