ventriculus

Meanings

Plural: ventriculi

Noun

thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

gastric mill, gizzard

Scrabble Score: 16

ventriculus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ventriculus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ventriculus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

ventriculus is a valid Words With Friends word