Digestive vs Proventriculus - What's the difference?
digestive | proventriculus |
Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
That causes or promotes digestion.
* Herman Melville, Omoo
A substance that aids digestion.
(UK, Ireland) A digestive biscuit.
The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes
A similar part of the digestive system of invertebrates
As nouns the difference between digestive and proventriculus
is that digestive is a substance that aids digestion while proventriculus is the part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes.As an adjective digestive
is of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.digestive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
Noun
(en noun)- I bought a packet of chocolate digestives .
