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pro·ven·tric·u·lus | \ ˌprō-ven-ˈtri-kyə-ləs 
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\ plural proventriculi\ ˌprō-ven-ˈtri-kyə-ˌlī , -ˌlē \
, -ˌlē \Definition of proventriculus
1 : the glandular or true stomach of a bird that is situated between the crop and gizzard
2 : a muscular dilatation of the foregut in most mandibulate insects that is armed internally with chitinous teeth or plates for grinding food
3 : the thin-walled sac in front of the gizzard of an earthworm
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proventriculus
nounpro·ven·tric·u·lus | \ ˌprō-ven-ˈtrik-yə-ləs \
\ plural proventriculi\ -ˌlī , -ˌlē \
, -ˌlē \Medical Definition of proventriculus
: the glandular or true stomach of a bird that is situated between the crop and gizzard
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The first known use of proventriculus was circa 1836
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