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Definitions of gizzard in various dictionaries:
noun - thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
A modified muscular pouch immediately behind the stomach in the alimentary canal of birds, having a thick lining and often containing ingested grit, which aids in the mechanical breakdown of seeds before digestion.
A similar digestive organ found in certain invertebrates, such as the earthworm.
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| After the crop, a bird has this organ, a part of the digestive system, to grind up those tough seeds |
| Chickens are often given grit to replenish the supply of stones in this digestive organ |
| (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Field Museum in Chicago) Earthworms, like birds, have this portion of the digestive system; they use it to grind up the earth they swallow |
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| a muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit. |
| thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food |
| a part of bird's stomach that has thick muscles, where food is ground down ( broken into small pieces by pressing or squeezing), especially with very small stones: |
| A muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit. |
| A modified muscular pouch behind the stomach in the alimentary canal of birds, having a thick lining and often containing ingested grit that aids in the breakdown of seeds before digestion. |
| A similar digestive organ found in certain invertebrates, such as the earthworm. |
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| The gizzard, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (pterosaurs, crocodiles, alligators, and dinosaurs, including birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans. This specialized stomach constructed of thick muscular walls is used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit. In certain insects and molluscs, the gizzard features chitinous plates or teeth. |