entrails
[ en-treylz, -truhlz ]
/ ˈɛn treɪlz, -trəlz /
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plural noun
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
the intestines.
the internal parts of anything: the entrails of a machine.
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British Dictionary definitions for entrails
entrails
/ (ˈɛntreɪlz) /
pl n
the internal organs of a person or animal; intestines; guts
the innermost parts of anything
Word Origin for entrails
C13: from Old French entrailles, from Medieval Latin intrālia, changed from Latin interānea intestines, ultimately from inter between
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Medical definitions for entrails
entrails
[ ĕn′trālz′, -trəlz ]
pl.n.
The internal organs, especially the intestines; viscera.
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