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The gizzard is the mechanical “stomach” of a [[bird]]. It is located just after the true or glandular stomach in the gastrointestinal system. Since [[poultry]] have no teeth and swallow feed whole, this muscular organ, sometimes called “hen’s teeth,” mechanically grinds and mixes the [[bird]]’s feed.

The gizzard is the robotic “stomach” of a [[bird]]. It is located just after the true or glandular stomach in the gastrointestinal system. Since [[poultry]] have no teeth and swallow feed whole, this muscular organ, sometimes called “hen’s teeth,” mechanically grinds and mixes the [[bird]]’s feed.

==References==

==References==

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]

[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]