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ventriculus

(-ləs)

noun pl. ventriculi

that part of the alimentary tract of an insect, analogous to the stomach, where digestion takes place
the gizzard of a bird

Origin: ModL < L: see ventricle

See ventriculus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ven·tric·u·li (-līˌ)

A hollow digestive organ, especially the stomach of certain insects or the gizzard of a bird.
The digestive cavity in the body of a sponge.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , diminutive of venter, ventr-, belly

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