noun
entrails
EN-traylz/ˈentreɪlz/
The internal organs of an animal, especially its intestines.
The model displays the entrails, including coiled intestines beneath the stomach and liver.
Etymology
Intralia named the body's inward parts, including the intestines. The English sense preserves that inside-the-body perspective, referring to internal organs rather than a single anatomical structure.
In context
excess brain matter hair ocular muscles and teeth surround the immediate area of the grate the slurry of body fluids and entrails stains the shower
More examples
- She cleaned the fish and discarded its entrails.
- The veterinarian examined the animal's entrails for signs of disease.
- Gulls gathered to eat the entrails left by fishermen.
Forms
entrails
Similar words
- intestines
- Specifically the digestive tubes, rather than internal organs generally.
- innards
- A more informal word for the same internal organs.
- viscera
- A technical term for internal organs within the body's cavities.