- Gastrolith
- Gastrolith \Gas`tro*lith\, n. [Gastro- + -lith.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Crab's eyes}, under {Crab}. [1913 Webster]
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Gastrōlith — (v. gr.), Magenstein. Gastrolithiāsis, Magensteinkrankheit, s. Darmstein … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
gastrolith — [gas′trō lith] n. [ GASTRO + LITH] a stony concretion formed in the stomach … English World dictionary
Gastrolith — Gastroliths ( stomach stones or gizzard stones ) are rocks, which are or have been held inside the digestive tract of an animal. Among living vertebrates, gastroliths are common among herbivorous birds, crocodiles, alligators, seals and sea lions … Wikipedia
Gastrolith — Gastrolithen von Plesiosauriern Gastrolit … Deutsch Wikipedia
gastrolith — gastrolitai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kai kurių paukščių skrandžiuose randami apvalūs nugludinti akmenukai, reikalingi lesalui sutrinti. atitikmenys: angl. gastrolith vok. Gastroliten rus. гастролиты … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
gastrolith — noun Date: 1854 a stone or pebble ingested by an animal and functioning to grind food in gastric digestion … New Collegiate Dictionary
gastrolith — a stone in the stomach, deliberately ingested to aid in grinding food … Dictionary of ichthyology
gastrolith — n. [Gr. gaster, stomach; lithos, stone] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, a discoidal calcareous nodule, commonly found in the stomodeum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
gastrolith — /gas treuh lith/, n. Pathol. a calculous concretion in the stomach. [1850 55; GASTRO + LITH] * * * … Universalium
gastrolith — noun rocks which are or have been held inside the digestive tract of an animal to aid in buoyancy or food processing … Wiktionary
