ventriculus: Meaning and Definition of

ven•tric•u•lus

Pronunciation: (ven-trik'yu-lus), [key]
— pl. -li
  1. the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, esp. the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
  2. gizzard (def. 1).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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