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ventriculus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /vɛnˈtɹɪk.jəl.əs/
  • General-American: /vənˈtɹɪk.jəl.əs/
  • rhymes with -ɪkjʊləs

1

noun

Meaning 1

A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gizzard, gastric mill

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pouch, pocket

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventricle.