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GASTRIC MILL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
Synonyms:
gastric mill; gizzard; ventriculus
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Hypernyms ("gastric mill" is a kind of...):
pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))