ventriculus

2 definitions found

ventriculus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ventriculus \Ven*tric"u*lus\, n.; pl. Ventriculi. [L., belly,
     dim. fr. venter belly.] (Zool.)
     (a) One of the stomachs of certain insects.
     (b) The body cavity of a sponge.
         [1913 Webster]

ventriculus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ventriculus
      n 1: thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds
           and reptiles for grinding food [syn: gizzard,
           ventriculus, gastric mill]