gizzard
Meanings
Plural: gizzards
Noun
- thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
- A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.
- The (human) stomach.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gyser, geser, from Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), from Latin gigēria.
Synonyms
gastric mill, ventriculus
Scrabble Score: 27
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Words With Friends Score: 28
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