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hindgut

Pronunciation:  'hInd`gut

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 Definition: [n]  the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
 
 See Also: bowel, gut, internal organ, intestine, viscus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hind"gut`\, n. [Hind, a. + gut.] (Anat.)
The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the
rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also.

 



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