noun
entrails
EHN-traylz
noun
1
The internal organs of an animal or person, especially the intestines.
"The hunter removed the deer's entrails before carrying it home."
How to Use Entrails
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe guts — the internal organs of a body, human or animal.
When to use it
A somewhat formal or literary word; "guts" or "innards" is more everyday.
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Etymology
From Old French entrailles, ultimately from Latin interanea, "internal parts," related to inter, "within."