ventriculus

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US/vɛnˈtɹɪk.jəl.əs/US/vənˈtɹɪk.jəl.əs/

noun

A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.

Similar
gizzardgastric mill
OriginLatin ventriculus →
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Meanings

nounventriculus (plural ventriculi)

plural ventriculi

  1. anatomyA digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
gizzardgastric mill
Broader
pouchpocket
Also see
gastric millgizzard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinventriculus“the belly”
  2. Englishventriculus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventricle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ventriculus

fasciculusapiculuscanaliculusfuniculusproventriculus
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APA

ventriculus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriculus

MLA

“ventriculus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriculus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventriculus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriculus.

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