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(zoology) The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes. / (zoology) A similar part of the digestive system in insects and myriapods.

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proventriculus

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proventriculus

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(zoology) The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes. / (zoology) A similar part of the digestive system in insects and myriapods.

Japanese Meaning

鳥類の胃の一部（前胃）で、クロップと胃石の間に位置し、消化酵素を分泌する部分。 / 昆虫や多足類における、同様の消化器系の部分。

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During dissection, the veterinarian carefully examined the proventriculus to identify any abnormalities in the bird's digestive enzymes.

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解剖中、獣医は鳥の前胃を注意深く検査して、消化酵素に関する異常がないかを確認した。

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(zoology) The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes.

In fulmars, the proventriculus is very baggy, and has thick wrinkled walls lined with glands that excrete the waxy oil which courting birds pass to one another in small amounts, perhaps as a way of scent-marking their mate.

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(zoology) A similar part of the digestive system in insects and myriapods.

proventriculi

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