gizzard
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡɪz.əd/us/ˈɡɪz.ɚd/apartof bird'sstomachthat hasthickmuscles, wherefoodisgrounddown(=brokenintosmallpiecesbypressingorsqueezing),especiallywith verysmallstones:
(鸟等的)砂囊,(鸡鸭的)胗Mostwaterbirdskeepgrit,quartz, and othersmallstonesintheirmusculargizzard tohelpgrindupfood.大多数水鸟都会在肌肉发达的砂囊中保留砂砾、石英和其他小石子,以帮助研磨食物。
The digestive system
- anus
- bowel
- chyme
- coeliac
- colonic
- colorectal
- defecation
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- ileum
- innards
- ng
- oesophageal
- oesophagus
- omental
- omentum
- sigmoid
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital