Through-gut
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Through-gut is a noun meaning (biology, anatomy) The alimentary canal, the digestive tract.
Meaning
(biology, anatomy) The alimentary canal, the digestive tract.
Example Sentences
The emergence of new, more efficient means of predation and foraging - 'terrors with teeth' with a through-gut (an early, small version of the 'tube' which Steve Jones reminds us we all are) connected to the anus, which could process what they ate with more efficiency than any previous animal.
Word Forms
- through-guts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include enteron, midgut, tailgut, insides, innard, endgut.
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