Definizione monolingua

maw

maw (plural maws)

1. (archaic) the stomach, especially of an animal
   • 1667, w:Milton, Paradise Lost, Book X

     So Death shall be deceavd his glut, and with us two / Be forcd to satisfie his Ravnous Maw.

2. the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a ravenous creature.
   • 1818, w:Keats, Endymion

     To save poor lambkins from the eagles maw

3. any great, insatiable or perilous opening.

Definizione dizionario maw

abisso

abomaso

baratro

burrone

fauci

stomaco

Altri significati:

any great, insatiable or perilous opening.

the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a ravenous creature.

upper digestive tract

(archaic) the stomach, especially of an animal

(dialect, colloquial) Mother.

stomach