Gizzard (Noun)
Meaning
Thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The turkey's gizzard was removed during the cleaning process to make it more palatable for human consumption.
- In birds, the gizzard plays a crucial role in breaking down seeds and grains into smaller, more digestible pieces.
- The gizzard of a chicken is lined with tiny stones and grit that help to grind up the food it eats.
- After eating, the food passes from the crop into the gizzard, where it is mixed with digestive enzymes and ground into a pulp.
- Some species of snakes have a highly developed gizzard that allows them to digest large prey items, such as small mammals and birds.