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Gastric mill
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
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