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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌprovenˈtricular, adjective
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Other Words From

  • proven·tricu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proventriculus1

First recorded in 1825–35; pro- 1 + ventriculus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proventriculus1

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

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

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

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