Gizzard Definition
gĭzərd
gizzards
noun
gizzards
The second stomach of a bird: it has thick muscular walls and a tough lining for grinding food that has been partially digested in the first stomach.
Webster's New World
A similar digestive organ found in certain invertebrates, such as the earthworm.
American Heritage Medicine
The stomach.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- gastric mill
- ventriculus
Other Word Forms of Gizzard
Noun
Singular:
gizzard
Plural:
gizzardsOrigin of Gizzard
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Alteration of Middle English giser from Old French from Vulgar Latin gicērium from Latin gigēria cooked entrails of poultry probably of Iranian origin Persian jigar liver yē̃kwr̥ in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), from Latin gigēria.
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