GIZZARD


Meaning of GIZZARD in English

[ 'gɪzəd ]

■ noun a muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit.

↘a muscular stomach of some fish, insects, molluscs, and other invertebrates.

Origin

ME giser : from OFr., based on L. gigeria 'cooked entrails of fowl'.

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