What is another word for gizzard?
186 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈɪzəd], [ ɡˈɪzəd], [ ɡ_ˈɪ_z_ə_d]
Gizzard is a term that is commonly used to describe the muscular digestive organ present in birds, reptiles, and some fishes. However, there are several synonyms for this term that can be used in place of gizzard. These synonyms include "crop," which is a part of a bird's digestive system where food is stored, "craw," which is the same as crop but is used mainly in some parts of the United States and Scotland, and "proventriculus," which is the first part of a bird's stomach that secretes digestive enzymes. Other synonyms include "digestive tract," "gut," and "intestines," which are used in a broader context to refer to the entire digestive system.
Synonyms for Gizzard:
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• gastric mill • gizzard • variety meat Other synonyms:
- wing .
- down .
- spur .
Other relevant words:
- Brains ,
- Foregut ,
- Gigerium ,
- Intestines ,
- Kidneys ,
- Lungs ,
- Manyplies ,
- Midgut ,
- Swagbelly ,
- Tum-tum ,
- WAME ,
- abatis ,
- abdomen ,
- abomasum ,
- affront ,
- aggravate ,
- anger ,
- anus ,
- appal ,
- appall ,
- appendix ,
- appetite ,
- bag ,
- bay window ,
- beerbelly ,
- belly ,
- blind gut ,
- bowels ,
- brain ,
- breadbasket ,
- breast ,
- cavity ,
- cecum ,
- chafe ,
- chamber ,
- chitterlings ,
- colon ,
- corrode ,
- craw ,
- crop ,
- diaphragm ,
- discompose ,
- disenchant ,
- disgust ,
- duodenum ,
- e ,
- embitter ,
- embonpoint ,
- endocardium ,
- enrage ,
- entrails ,
- envenom ,
- esophagus ,
- exasperate ,
- excite ,
- first stomach ,
- fret ,
- fruit ,
- giblets ,
- give offense ,
- give umbrage ,
- gnaw ,
- gorge ,
- gullet ,
- gut ,
- guts ,
- harvest ,
- haslet ,
- heart ,
- hindgut ,
- horrify ,
- huff ,
- incense ,
- inflame ,
- infuriate ,
- innards ,
- insides ,
- insult ,
- internals ,
- intestine ,
- inwards ,
- irritate ,
- jejunum ,
- kidney ,
- kishkes ,
- large intestine ,
- leprosy ,
- liver ,
- lung ,
- make one sick ,
- marrow ,
- maw ,
- measles ,
- midriff ,
- mouth ,
- nauseate ,
- nettle ,
- offend ,
- omasum ,
- orifice ,
- paunch ,
- perineum ,
- pharynx ,
- pique ,
- pot ,
- potbelly ,
- pouch ,
- provoke ,
- psalterium ,
- puddings ,
- pump ,
- pustules ,
- pylorus ,
- rankle ,
- rectum ,
- rennet bag ,
- repel ,
- reticulum ,
- revolt ,
- rile ,
- rubella ,
- ruffle ,
- rumen ,
- second stomach ,
- shock ,
- sicken ,
- small intestine ,
- spare tire ,
- spare tyre ,
- spleen ,
- sting ,
- stomach ,
- stuffing ,
- stuffings ,
- sweetbread ,
- third stomach ,
- throat ,
- ticker ,
- tongue ,
- tripe ,
- tripes ,
- tummy ,
- underbelly ,
- variety meat ,
- venter ,
- ventricle ,
- vermiform appendix ,
- viscera ,
- vitals ,
- works ,
- wound .
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How to use "Gizzard" in context?
Gizzard is a common organ in the digestive system of some animals. In vertebrates, it is a simple sack that sits between the lower ends of the small and large intestines. The word gizzard is derived from the Middle English word gysycc, which is from the Old French gyse, meaning a pouch or bag.
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