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noun
1.
Zoology.
a.
the 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.
b.
the posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.
2.
Embryology, Zoology. the posterior part of the embryonic alimentary canal from which the colon and rectum develop.
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Hind gut
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hindgut hind·gut (hīnd'gŭt')
n.
The large intestine, rectum, and anal canal.
The caudal or terminal part of the embryonic gut.
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