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ENTERON (entera)

• ENTERON (noun)
The noun ENTERON has 1 sense:

1. the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate)

Familiarity information: ENTERON used as a noun is very rare.

• ENTERON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("enteron" is a kind of...):

alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

"A creaking door hangs longest."
(English proverb)
"We do not inherit the world from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Jade requires chiselling before becoming a gem."
(Chinese proverb)
"If you own two houses, it's raining in one of them."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of alimentary tract
Definition of GI tract
Pronunciation of alimentary canal
Definition of digestive tube
Pronunciation of gastrointestinal tract

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