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DISEMBOWEL [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Disembowel a person or animal means to remove their internal organs, especially their stomach, intestines, and bowels.

CONT

Standing at over six feet tall, capable of running at speeds of 40 mph [miles per hour] and with claws so sharp, [the bird] can (according to some scary reports) disembowel a human being with a single blow, ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Ouvrir le ventre d’un animal, de quelqu’un, par des moyens violents, [...]

Spanish

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