English Dictionary

gizzard

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡɪzəd/

名詞

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

日本語の意味

ガスター：一部の動物（例えば、鳥類、ワニ、地中のアースワーム、巻貝、魚、一部の甲殻類など）の消化管内に存在する、厚い筋肉質の壁でできた特殊な器官で、食物を砕くために石や砂利などの粒子を利用する。

The chicken's gizzard crushed the grit and seeds, allowing nutrients to be absorbed more efficiently.

ニワトリの砂嚢は砂利や種子を砕いて、栄養素がより効率的に吸収されるようにします。

意味（1）

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

As fortune has it, kingbirds, like owls, lack a grinding gizzard and regurgitate hard fragments from their meals.

gizzards （ plural ）