gastrolith

Questions

What does gastrolith mean?

A stone or rock ingested by certain animals and retained in their digestive tract, particularly the gizzard, in order to assist in grinding food or serve other functions like ballast.

Where does gastrolith come from?

From gastro- + -lith.

How to pronounce gastrolith

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