gizzard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.
The (human) stomach.

/ˈɡɪzəd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gizzard.wav /ˈɡɪzɚd/

gizzard gizzards

From Middle English gyser, geser, from Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), from Latin gigēria.

crop

dotted gizzard shad fret the gizzard gizdodo gizzardless gizzard shad gizzard stone stick in one's gizzard

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