gigēria — meaning in English

English meaning

• giblets noun The edible internal organs of a bird, such as the heart, liver, and gizzard.
• gizzard noun A muscular organ in birds and some other animals used to grind up food.

Senses

gigēria is used for these senses in English:

• giblets The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.
• gizzard 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.

gizzard — full definition

1. noun A muscular organ in birds and some other animals used to grind up food.
2. noun (informal) The human stomach.

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