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