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| the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted. |
[Origin: 1650–60; < L ānus ring, anus
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| a·ñu also an·yu
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[American Spanish añú, from Quechua áñu.] |
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n. pl. a·nus·es The opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste is eliminated from the body. [Middle English, from Latin ānus, ring, anus.] |
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anus
1658, from O.Fr. anus, from L. anus "ring, anus," from PIE base *ano- "ring." Cf. Gk. daktylios "anus," lit. "ring (for the finger)," from daktylos "finger."
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| the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
anus [ˈeinəs] noun
the hole in your bottom through which solid waste leaves your body
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| anus
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The opening at the lower end of the digestive tract through which solid waste is excreted. anal adjective |
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anus [(ay-nuhs)]
The opening through which feces pass out of the body.
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Anus
A"nal\, a. [From Anus.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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