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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hind•gut (hīnd′gut′),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy, Zoology[Zool.]
- Zoologythe last portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, between the cecum and the anus, involved mainly with water resorption and with the storage and elimination of food residue;
the large intestine. - Zoologythe posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.
- Anatomy, Zoology, Developmental Biology[Embryol., Zool.]the posterior part of the embryonic alimentary canal from which the colon and rectum develop. Cf. foregut, midgut.
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