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pro·ven·tric·u·lus
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtrikyələs\ noun
also pro·ven·tri·cule \prōˈven.trəˌkyül\
(plural proventricu·li \-yəˌlī\ ; also proventricules)
Etymology: New Latin proventriculus, from pro- (I) + ventriculus
1. : the glandular or true stomach of a bird situated between the crop when a crop is present and the gizzard and usually separated from the gizzard by a constriction
2. : a muscular dilatation of the foregut in front of the midgut in most mandibulate insects that is usually armed internally with chitinous teeth or plates for triturating food
3. : the thin-walled sac in front of the gizzard of an earthworm : crop |