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Gastric Mill

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012107

1. The grinding apparatus in the cardiac stomach of crustaceans. It is formed by three chitinous teeth that project into the stomach.

2. The thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles, used for grinding food.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012107
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012107",
  "term": "Gastric Mill",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The grinding apparatus in the cardiac stomach of crustaceans. It is formed by three chitinous teeth that project into the stomach.\n\n2. The thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles, used for grinding food.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/gastric-mill/"
}

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