pro|ven|tric|u|lus

pro|ven|tric|u|lus
pro|ven|tric|u|lus «PROH vehn TRIHK yuh luhs», noun, plural -li «-ly».
1. the soft first (true or glandular) stomach of a bird, which secretes gastric juices. It lies between the crop and gizzard.
2. the digestive chamber between the crop and stomach (midgut) in insects.
3. a muscular crop in worms.
[< New Latin proventriculus < Latin prō- before + ventriculus (originally) a pouch]

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