A pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000301 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)#Birds ]

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Term information

editor note

we follow WP and place as part of the esophagus

has broad synonym

esophageal diverticulum

has related synonym

esophageal pouch

id

UBERON:0007356

taxon notes

Aves specific structure - consider adding functional grouping class. Kardong: some cetaceans have a crop-like structure