Ĕn’trails, n. pl.

nounplural

n. pl. [Fr. entrailles, Pr. intralias, Lat. as if intralia, from intra, within. Cf. Lat. interaneum, pl. interanea, an intestine, from interaneus, inward, interior, whence Sp. entrañas, It. entragno, entrails, bowels.]

  1. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera.
  2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth.

That treasure that lay so long hid in the dark entrails of America. Locke.