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gizzard
n.
second stomach of a bird; digestive organ found in certain animals
Gizzard
The
gizzard, also referred to as the
ventriculus,
gastric mill, and
gigerium, is an
organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including
archosaurs (
dinosaurs,
birds,
pterosaurs,
crocodiles and
alligators),
earthworms, some
gastropods, some
fish and some
crustaceans. This specialized
stomach constructed of thick muscular walls is used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit. In certain
insects and
molluscs, the gizzard features
chitinous plates or teeth.
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.
předžaludek
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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