| 释义 |
‖ gigerium|dʒɪˈdʒɪərɪəm|
[sing. of L. gigeria cooked entrails of poultry.]
= gizzard 1 a.
1875Encycl. Brit. 111. 726/1 A proventriculus, connected by a narrow neck with the gizzard (gigerium). 1884E. Coues N. Amer. Birds. (ed. 2) ii. 213 The gizzard, gigerium, or muscular division of the stomach. 1956A. N. Worden Funct. Anat. Birds vi. 31 The gizzard (known also as the gigerium or ventriculus bulbosus) or second part of the stomach, usually follows immediately after the proventriculus. |