Definition of Gigeria. Meaning of Gigeria. Synonyms of Gigeria

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Definition of Gigeria

Gigeria
Gigerium Gi*ge"ri*um, n.; pl. Gigeria. [NL., fr. L. gigeria, pl., the cooked entrails of poultry.] (Anat.) The muscular stomach, or gizzard, of birds.

Meaning of Gigeria from wikipedia

- similar word in Old French gésier, which itself evolved from the Latin gigeria, meaning giblets. Birds swallow food and store it in their crop if necessary...
- Pers. گور gaur, variant of gabr "fire-worshipper" Gigerium from Latin gigeria, plural, entrails of fowl, perhaps of Iranian origin; akin to Persian جگر...