transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprō-ven-ˈtri-kyə-ləs ]
noun
( plural pro·ven·tric·u·li -ˌlī, -ˌlē)
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1836
1. : the glandular or true stomach of a bird that is situated between the crop and gizzard
2. : a muscular dilatation of the foregut in most mandibulate insects that is armed internally with chitinous teeth or plates for grinding food
3. : the thin-walled sac in front of the gizzard of an earthworm