Meaning & use

entrails

noun·Advanced

The internal organs of a body, especially the intestines, of a human or animal.

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Ancient priests sometimes examined the entrails of sacrificed animals to predict the future.

The horror film's opening scene revealed the creature's entrails in graphic detail.

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Entrails is always plural and appears mostly in formal, historical, or literary writing rather than everyday medical language.

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