proventriculus

pro ven tric u lus |ˌprōvenˈtrikyələs ˌproʊvɛnˈtrɪkjələs | ▶noun ( pl. proventriculi |-ˌlī, -ˌlē | ) Zoology the narrow glandular first region of a bird's stomach between the crop and the gizzard. • the thick-walled muscular expansion of the esophagus above the stomach of crustaceans and insects. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Latin ventriculus ‘small belly, ’ diminutive of venter, ventr- ‘belly. ’

proventriculus

proventriculus |ˌprəʊvɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs | ▶noun ( pl. proventriculi ) Zoology the narrow glandular first region of a bird's stomach between the crop and the gizzard. • the thick-walled muscular expansion of the oesophagus above the stomach of crustaceans and insects. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Latin ventriculus ‘small belly ’, diminutive of venter, ventr- ‘belly ’.