alimentary canal

Noun

Meaning

tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gut intestine enteron ileus ileum digestive tract GI tract gastrointestinal tract enteric alimentary tract digestive tube

Hypernyms

canal channel duct epithelial duct

Hyponyms

enteron

Examples

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. Ronald Reagan

One learns little more about a man from the feats of his literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal. Frank Moore Colby

Close letter words and terms

alimentariness alimentary alimentary allergy alimentary castration alimentary paste alimentary paste food product