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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

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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

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