en·trails
(ĕn′trālz′, -trəlz)pl.n.
1. The internal organs, especially the intestines; viscera.
2. Internal parts: the entrails of a car engine.
[From Middle English entraille, from Old French, from Medieval Latin intrālia, alteration of Latin interānea, from neuter pl. of interāneus, internal, from inter, within; see en in Indo-European roots.]
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entrails
(ˈɛntreɪlz)pl n
1. (Anatomy) the internal organs of a person or animal; intestines; guts
2. the innermost parts of anything
[C13: from Old French entrailles, from Medieval Latin intrālia, changed from Latin interānea intestines, ultimately from inter between]
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en•trails
(ˈɛn treɪlz, -trəlz)n.pl.
1. the inner organs of the body.
2. the intestines.
3. the internal parts of anything; insides.
[1250–1300; Middle English entrailles < Anglo-French, Middle French < Vulgar Latin *interālia (compare early Medieval Latin intrālia), alter., by suffix change (see -al1), of Latin interānea guts, neuter pl. of interāneus]
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| Noun | 1. |  entrails - internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'"internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body |
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entrails
plural noun intestines, insides (informal), guts, bowels, offal, internal organs, innards (informal), vital organs, viscera The ancient soothsayers used to read the entrails of dead animals.
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Translations
أمْعاء، أحْشاء
indvolde
belsõ részek
innyfli, iîur
viduriai
iekšas
bağırsaklariç organlar
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entrails
pl (lit) → Eingeweide pl; (fig, of watch etc) → Innereien pl (hum)
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entrails
(ˈentreilz) noun plural the internal parts of the body, especially the intestines. a chicken's entrails.
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