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proventriculus
noun(pro-ven-tric-u-lus)
the glandular or true stomach of a bird that is situated between the crop and gizzard
proventriculus
noun(pro-ven-tric-u-lus)
a muscular dilatation of the foregut in most mandibulate insects that is armed internally with chitinous teeth or plates for grinding food
proventriculus
noun(pro-ven-tric-u-lus)
the thin-walled sac in front of the gizzard of an earthworm

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