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gastric mills

gastric mills is the plural of gastric mill.

Meaning of gastric mill

Noun

gastric mill (plural gastric mills)

  1. 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.

Questions about gastric mills

What is gastric mills the plural of?
Gastric mills is the plural of gastric mill.

Words near gastric mills in the dictionary

  1. gastric flu
  2. gastric juice
  3. gastric juices
  4. gastric lavage
  5. gastric mill
  6. gastric mills
  7. gastric reflux
  8. gastric reflux disease
  9. gastric reflux diseases
  10. gastric refluxes
  11. gastric ulcer

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