gizzard
A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract…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.
» I really like the crisp texture of gizzards.
Die knackige Textur von Kaumägen gefällt mir sehr.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Kaumagen
второ́й желу́докvtorój želúdok, мускульный желудокmuskulʹnyj želudok
мускульний шлунокmuskulʹnyj šlunok
thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
(slang)The (human) stomach.
Examples
3 sentencesI really like the crisp texture of gizzards.
deDie knackige Textur von Kaumägen gefällt mir sehr.
Did dinosaurs have gizzards?
Crocodiles have gizzards.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gyser, geser, from Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), frFrom Middle English gyser, geser, from Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), from Latin gigēria.
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Forms
plural: gizzardsSynonyms
2 synonyms- thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food:ventriculusgastric mill