Gizzard
noun
The part of a bird's stomach that grinds food.
The chicken's gizzard is tough and gristly.
Often appears as...
- chicken gizzard
- gizzard stones
noun
In informal terms, a person's stomach or belly.
I've got a pain in my gizzard.
Often appears as...
- ache in the gizzard
- hit in the gizzard
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The part of a bird's stomach that grinds food.
The chicken's gizzard is tough and gristly.
Often appears as...
- chicken gizzard
- gizzard stones
noun
In informal terms, a person's stomach or belly.
I've got a pain in my gizzard.
Often appears as...
- ache in the gizzard
- hit in the gizzard
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Anatomy
Understand 'gizzard' as a specialized part of bird digestion, not found in humans.
Birds like turkeys have a gizzard that helps break down seeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Dietary Detail
Recognize 'gizzard' in discussions about bird diets or culinary uses.
Turkey gizzards are often used to make a rich gravy.
Pro Tip 3/3Not All Birds
Remember that not all birds have a gizzard, commonly found in ground feeders.
The sparrow relies on its gizzard to digest seeds.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Anatomy
Understand 'gizzard' as a specialized part of bird digestion, not found in humans.
Birds like turkeys have a gizzard that helps break down seeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Dietary Detail
Recognize 'gizzard' in discussions about bird diets or culinary uses.
Turkey gizzards are often used to make a rich gravy.
Pro Tip 3/3Not All Birds
Remember that not all birds have a gizzard, commonly found in ground feeders.
The sparrow relies on its gizzard to digest seeds.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Anatomy
Understand 'gizzard' as a specialized part of bird digestion, not found in humans.
Birds like turkeys have a gizzard that helps break down seeds.
Pro Tip 2/3Dietary Detail
Recognize 'gizzard' in discussions about bird diets or culinary uses.
Turkey gizzards are often used to make a rich gravy.
Pro Tip 3/3Not All Birds
Remember that not all birds have a gizzard, commonly found in ground feeders.
The sparrow relies on its gizzard to digest seeds.
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Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
And that's partly because one of their favorite foods is mussels. And what they'll do is they'll go down, they'll catch them and they'll swallow them whole down into their gizzard. And then they'll crush them down in there and then regurgitate up the solid parts and eat the soft parts. But they're absolutely gorgeous birds.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
the one of the interesting characteristics at seed-eating Birds have is they've got sort of a polarized lens on their eye which enables them to actually differentiate between seeds and sand grains obviously they will still ingest a few sand grains to work in the gizzard for the breaking up and the
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
And that's partly because one of their favorite foods is mussels. And what they'll do is they'll go down, they'll catch them and they'll swallow them whole down into their gizzard. And then they'll crush them down in there and then regurgitate up the solid parts and eat the soft parts. But they're absolutely gorgeous birds.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
the one of the interesting characteristics at seed-eating Birds have is they've got sort of a polarized lens on their eye which enables them to actually differentiate between seeds and sand grains obviously they will still ingest a few sand grains to work in the gizzard for the breaking up and the
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