INTESTINE


Meaning of INTESTINE in English

(also ~s )

■ noun the lower part of the alimentary canal from the end of the stomach to the anus.

↘(in invertebrates) the whole alimentary canal.

Derivatives

intestinal adjective

intestinally adverb

Origin

ME: from L. intestinum , neut. of intestinus , from intus 'within'.

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