gizzard

Example Sentences

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A pathology examination found an air-gun pellet in his gizzard and high concentrations of lead in his liver and bone.

From Los Angeles Times

Moses also took after his mother and his aunt with his love of cooking, she said; his specialty was fried chicken gizzards.

From Los Angeles Times

Like its fellow enantiornithines, and unlike modern birds, it does not appear to have a digestive organ called a gizzard, or gastric mill, that helped it crush up its food.

From Science Daily

But it was Meat Rats — and several instances of selling misbranded chicken gizzards, pork spareribs and other meat — that put an end to Ya Feng, which ceased operations at the end of 2022.

From Seattle Times

Many species of birds purposefully consume small stones and grit, which collect in their gizzards – the second part of their stomachs – and help the birds digest their food by pulverizing it.

From Scientific American