gizzard
n.
second stomach of a bird; digestive organ found in certain animals
Gizzard
A gizzard is a specialized
stomach with a thick, muscular wall used for grinding up food. It is found in
birds,
reptiles,
earthworms, some
fish,
insects,
mollusks, and other
creatures. In certain insects and mollusks, the gizzard features
chitinous plates or teeth. The gizzard is also known as a ventriculus, a gastric mill, or a gigerium.
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Gizzard
gizzard
Noun
1. thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
(synonym) ventriculus, gastric mill
(hypernym) pouch, pocket
Gizzard
(n.)
The second, or true, muscular stomach of birds, in which the food is crushed and ground, after being softened in the glandular stomach (crop), or lower part of the esophagus; the gigerium.
(n.)
A thick muscular stomach found in many invertebrate animals.
(n.)
A stomach armed with chitinous or shelly plates or teeth, as in certain insects and mollusks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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