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organs

organs

1 3.0
Parts inside an animal that people eat, like liver or heart
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrɡənz/
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  • Many chefs enjoy cooking with organs like heart and liver for their rich flavors.

And then I'll dredge the thin sliced organ meat in the egg.

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Examples

  • And then I'll dredge the thin sliced organ meat in the egg.

  • These are things like sardines, anchovies, organ meats, etcetera.

  • I mean, I can't taste the organs, can you?

  • So they're saying that a typical raw meat recipe for these will be meat, organs, bones.

  • Wild caught fish, especially salmon, grass fed beef and bison and organ meats, these build the blood.

  • The most nutrient dense planet of foods on this planet are organ meats like liver.

  • Liver and kidneys are considered nutritious organs in many traditional dishes.

  • In some cultures, organs such as gizzards and tripe are delicacies served at special occasions.

Synonyms

meat
vsorgans
1.0

The flesh of animals that people eat

means edible internal parts rather than muscle flesh
offal
vsorgans
5 9.0

The inside parts of an animal killed for meat that are often eaten or thrown away

refers to the same edible parts but without the negative connotation
variety meat
vsorgans
  • US
1 7.5

Parts from inside an animal that people eat, like liver or heart

is the neutral general term for those edible internal parts
insides
vsorgans
1 3.7

The organs inside the body, especially in the belly

is specifically about edible parts of butchered animals used as food
innards
vsorgans
  • Informal
6.6

The parts inside a person, animal, or machine

focuses only on edible animal parts, not people or machines

Surface Forms

organ singular
organs plural

Morphology

organs = organ (transparent) = organ + s

Simple plural formation from 'organ'; the meaning 'internal body parts' is directly inferred from the singular base.

Etymology

Organs comes from an old Greek word organon meaning 'tool' or 'instrument'. Think of a musical organ — body organs are like the body's 'instruments' that do important jobs, so when people eat the liver, heart or kidneys we still call those internal parts 'organs'.