First Known Use: 14th century
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entrails
noun plural en·trails \ˈen-ˌtrālz, -trəlz\
: the internal organs of an animal
Full Definition of ENTRAILS
2
: the inner workings of something <the entrails of the movie industry>
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Origin of ENTRAILS
Middle English entrailles, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin intralia, alteration of Latin interanea, plural of interaneum intestine, from neuter of interaneus interior
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ENTRAILS Defined for Kids
entrails
noun plural en·trails \ˈen-ˌtrālz, -trəlz\
Definition of ENTRAILS for Kids
: the internal parts of an animal
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entrails
noun plural en·trails \ˈen-trəlz, -ˌtrālz\
Medical Definition of ENTRAILS
: the bowels or viscera especially of an animal
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