proventriculus

[ proh-ven-trik-yuh-luhs ]

noun

, plural pro·ven·tric·u·li [proh-ven-, trik, -y, uh, -lahy].

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.

proventriculus

/ ˌprəʊvɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs /

noun

1. the first part of the stomach of birds, the gizzard
2. the thick muscular stomach of crustaceans and insects; gizzard

Derived Forms

• ˌprovenˈtricular, adjective

Other Words From

• proven·tricu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of proventriculus¹

First recorded in 1825–35; pro- ¹ + ventriculus

Word History and Origins

Origin of proventriculus¹

C19: from New Latin, from Latin pro- ¹+ ventriculus little belly, from venter belly

Example Sentences

One specimen, two inches long, reached from the crop to the proventriculus.

From Project Gutenberg

The first appears like an elongated dilatation of the œsophagus, forming the Proventriculus or glandular stomach.

From Project Gutenberg