gastric mill

noun

An organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, particularly crustaceans, which contains dentition, that is used to grind food. The gnashing of the teeth/plates in the mill is also used by some of the creatures to create audible growling, as a form of communication.

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gizzardventriculus
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Meanings

noungastric mill (plural gastric mills)

plural gastric mills

  1. An organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, particularly crustaceans, which contains dentition, that is used to grind food. The gnashing of the teeth/plates in the mill is also used by some of the creatures to create audible growling, as a form of communication.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

Similar
gizzardventriculus
Broader
pouchpocket
Also see
gizzardventriculus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish purumaha
  • purumahaorgan to grind food
Norwegian Bokmål pave
  • paveorgan to grind food
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APA

gastric mill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric%20mill

MLA

“gastric mill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric%20mill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gastric mill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gastric%20mill.

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