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entrails

plural noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of entrails

the internal organs of the body

  • in ancient Rome predictions of future events would sometimes be based on an examination of the entrails of a sacrificial animal
Synonyms of entrails

gut, innards, inside(s), inwards, viscera, vitals
Words Related to entrails

bowel(s), intestine(s)

chitterlings (or chitlins), giblet(s), variety meat

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