ventriculus
ventriculus · ventriculi
A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomachA digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.
US/vɛnˈtɹɪk.jəl.əs/
Meaning
1 sensesA digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.
More definitions
- thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the bellyUnadapted borrowing from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventricle.
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Forms
plural: ventriculi| Singular | ventriculus |
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| Plural | ventriculi |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food:gizzardgastric mill
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedventriculite
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular