gastric mill

noun

Definitions

  1. An organ in the gastrointestinal tract of some animals, particularly crustaceans, which…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gastric mill. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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