Definitions For Proventriculus

Noun

{{en-noun, proventriculi}} (zoology) The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes. from 19th c. (zoology) A similar part of the digestive system in insects and myriapods. from 19th c.

Related terms

proventriculitis

Etymology

{{der + en + la-new + proventriculus}} (19th century), from pro + ventriculus.

Is Proventriculus a Scrabble Word?

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21
Words with Friends
28

The word Proventriculus is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends

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