01 n. The second, or true, muscular stomach of birds, in which the food is crushed and ground, after being softened in the glandular stomach (cro…
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The second, or true, muscular stomach of birds, in which the food is crushed and ground, after being softened in the glandular stomach (crop), or lower part of the esophagus; the gigerium.(Anat.)
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2.
A thick muscular stomach found in many invertebrate animals.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Gizzard shad —
an American herring (Dorosoma cepedianum) resembling the shad, but of little value.
To fret the gizzard —
to harass; to vex one's self; to worry.
To stick in one's gizzard —
to be difficult of digestion; to be offensive.