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gastrolith

gastrolith noun: a stone or rock ingested by certain animals and retained in their digestive tract, particularly the gizzard, in order to assist in grinding food or serve other functions like ballast.

Noun

gastrolith (plural gastroliths)

  1. A stone or rock ingested by certain animals and retained in their digestive tract, particularly the gizzard, in order to assist in grinding food or serve other functions like ballast.

gastrolith meaning in Tamil

gastrolith in Tamil

இரைப்பக்கல்

Forms of gastrolith

pluralgastroliths

Origin of gastrolith

From gastro- + -lith.

Questions about gastrolith

What does gastrolith mean?
Gastrolith means a stone or rock ingested by certain animals and retained in their digestive tract, particularly the gizzard, in order to assist in grinding food or serve other functions like ballast.
What is gastrolith in Tamil?
Gastrolith in Tamil is இரைப்பக்கல். See Gastrolith meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gastrolith?
Gastrolith is a noun.
What is the plural of gastrolith?
The plural of gastrolith is gastroliths.

Words near gastrolith in the dictionary

  1. gastrolatry
  2. gastrolavage
  3. gastrolienal
  4. gastrolite
  5. gastrolites
  6. gastrolith
  7. gastroliths
  8. gastrologer
  9. gastrologers
  10. gastrologic
  11. gastrological

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