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gastric mill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
gas-tric mill
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, particularly crustaceans, which contains dentition, that is used to grind food. The gnashing of the teeth/plates in the mill is also used by some of the creatures to create audible growling, as a form of communication.

Inflected Forms

gastric mills (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cud gastrolith gizzard gastric teeth

Synonyms

gizzard ventriculus

Questions

What does gastric mill mean?
An organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, particularly crustaceans, which contains dentition, that is used to grind food. The gnashing of the teeth/plates in the mill is also used by some of the creatures to create audible growling, as a form of communication.

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