gastrolith

noun

gas·tro·lith | \ ˈga-strə-ˌlith

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Definition of gastrolith

: a stone or pebble ingested by an animal and functioning to grind food in gastric digestion

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Recent Examples on the Web Display cases also hold opalized freshwater crayfish gastroliths, or yabby buttons, which are found only in Lightning Ridge’s opal mines. — Michelle Innis, New York Times, "An Australian Town’s Rare Mix: Dinosaur Bones and Opalized Pine Cones," 5 July 2016

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“Gastrolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastrolith. Accessed 12 May. 2021.

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gastrolith

noun

gas·tro·lith | \ ˈga-strə-ˌlith

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Medical Definition of gastrolith

: a gastric calculus

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