gizzard
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noun \ˈgi-zərd\Definition of GIZZARD
1
a : the muscular enlargement of the alimentary canal of birds that has usually thick muscular walls and a tough horny lining for grinding the food and when the crop is present follows it and the proventriculus b : a thickened part of the alimentary canal in some animals (as an insect or an earthworm) that is similar in function to the crop of a bird
2
: innards
See Origin of GIZZARD
alteration of Middle English giser gizzard, liver, from Anglo-French gesir, giser, from Latin gigeria (plural) giblets
First Known Use: 1565
giz·zard
noun \ˈgiz-ərd\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GIZZARD
: the muscular enlargement of the alimentary canal of birds that has usually thick muscular walls and a tough horny lining for churning and grinding the food
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