ventriculus

noun, plural ven·tric·u·li [ven-trik-yuh-lahy] /vɛnˈtrɪk yəˌlaɪ/. Zoology.

1. the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
2. gizzard(def 1).

noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)

1. zoology
   1. the midgut of an insect, where digestion takes place
   2. the gizzard of a bird
2. another word for ventricle

n. pl. ven•tric•u•li (-lī′)

1. A ventricle.
2. The stomach.