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| giz·zard [ gízzərd ] (plural giz·zards) |
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1. part of bird's digestive tract: a thick-walled muscular sac in the alimentary tract of birds where food is broken down by muscular action and by small stones ingested for that purpose
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2. fish digestive structure: a structure in invertebrates and fish where digestion takes place
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3. stomach: the stomach or alimentary canal generally
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informal
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| [14th century. Via Old French giser< Latin gigeria "cooked poultry entrails"] |
