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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VENTRICULUS

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ventriculus

ven tric u lus |venˈtrikyələs vɛnˈtrɪkjələs | ▶noun technical term for gizzard.