| 单词 | proventriculus |
| 释义 | proventriculus[ proh-ven-trik-yuh-luhs ] / ˌproʊ vɛnˈtrɪk yə ləs / noun, plural pro·ven·tric·u·li [proh-ven-trik-yuh-lahy]. /ˌproʊ vɛnˈtrɪk yəˌlaɪ/.the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard. a similar enlargement in the alimentary tract of several invertebrates, variously modified for maceration and digestion. Origin of proventriculusFirst recorded in 1825–35; pro-1 + ventriculus OTHER WORDS FROM proventriculuspro·ven·tric·u·lar, adjectiveWords nearby proventriculusProvence, Provence rose, provender, provenience, Proventil, proventriculus, prove out, Provera, proverb, proverbial, Proverbs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for proventriculus
British Dictionary definitions for proventriculusproventriculus / (ˌprəʊvɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs) / noun plural -triculi (-ˈtrɪkjʊˌlaɪ)the first part of the stomach of birds, the gizzard the thick muscular stomach of crustaceans and insects; gizzard Derived forms of proventriculusproventricular, adjectiveWord Origin for proventriculusC19: from New Latin, from Latin pro- 1 + ventriculus little belly, from venter belly 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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