gastrolith
noun
gas·tro·lith
ˈga-strə-ˌlith 
: a stone or pebble ingested by an animal and functioning to grind food in gastric digestion
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gastrolith
noun
gas·tro·lith
ˈga-strə-ˌlith
: a gastric calculus
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