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en⋅trails

  [en-treylz, -truhlz]
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–plural noun
1. the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
2. the intestines.
3. the internal parts of anything: the entrails of a machine.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME entrailles < AF, MF < VL *interālia (cf. early ML intrālia), alter., by suffix change (see -al 1 ), of L interānea guts, neut. pl. of interāneus; see inter-, -an, -eous

Synonyms:
viscera, intestines, insides, innards, guts.
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en·trails   (ěn'trālz', -trəlz)   
pl.n.  
  1. The internal organs, especially the intestines; viscera.
  2. Internal parts: "sidewalk repair shops, where the entrails of bicycles and cars and motorcycles are spread, mechanics poring over them" (Alan Cowell).

[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

En"trails\, n. pl. [F. entrailles, LL. intralia, intranea, fr. interaneum, pl. interanea, intestine, interaneus inward, interior, fr. inter between, among, within. See Internal.]

1. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.

2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth.

That treasure . . . hid the dark entrails of America. --Locke.
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Language Translation for : entrails
Spanish: entrañas,
German: die Eingeweide (pl.),
Japanese: 内臓
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entrails 
c.1300, from O.Fr. entrailles, from L.L. intralia "inward parts, intestines" (8c.), from L. interanea, neut. pl. of interaneus "internal," from inter "between, among."
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Main Entry: en·trails
Pronunciation: 'en-tr&lz, -"trAlz
Function: noun plural
: the bowels or viscera especially of an animal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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entrails en·trails (ěn'trālz', -trəlz)
pl.n.
The internal organs, especially the intestines; viscera.

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