| 单词 | gizzard |
| 释义 | gizzard /giz"euhrd/, n. Zool. 1. Also called ventriculus. a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit. 2. Also called gastric mill. a similar structure in the foregut of arthropods and several other invertebrates, often lined with chitin and small teeth. 3. the innards or viscera collectively, esp. the intestine and stomach. [1325-75; ME giser < OF giser, gezier (F gésier) < VL *gigerium; cf. L gigeria, gizeria giblets, perh. ult. < Iranian; cf. Pers jigar liver] |
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