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Definition of Gizzards
1. gizzard [n] - See also: gizzard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gizzards
Literary usage of Gizzards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1832)
"On the gizzards of Grazing Birds. By Everard Home, Esq. FRS Read April 4, 1810.
[Phil. Trans. 1810, p. 184.] Since the organs of digestion in those ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"ALLEN, FJ—Cleaning gizzards. [Feed the insects on honey, syrup, or treacle, before
killing them.] Journ. fast. Micr. Soc., I. (1882) pp. 48-9. ..."
3. The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms: With by Charles Darwin (1904)
"Particles of stone worn or triturated in the gizzards of worms— Swallowed stones
serve as mill-stones—The ..."
4. Entomology for Beginners for the Use of Young Folks, Fruit-growers, Farmers by Alpheus Spring Packard (1888)
"Mounting gizzards of Insects.—Dr. TJ Sturt kills the specimen with a drop of
benzine, cuts off the extreme end of the hind body, removes the head, ..."
5. Florence, the New Capital of Italy by Charles Richard Weld (1867)
"... Locomotives—Porretta—Sulphurous Springs —The Crest Tunnel—A Dish of Crows'
gizzards—Campaniles— Val Brana—Val Pi'stoia—Arrive at Florence. ..."
6. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1896)
"Particles of stone worn or triturated in the gizzards of worms—Swallowed stones
serve as mill-stones—The ..."
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