Gastrolith
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gastrolith is a noun meaning (zoology) 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.
Meaning
(zoology) 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.
Word Forms
- gastroliths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gastrolite, lithophagy, lithiasis, enterolith, otolith, coccolith.
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