/huynd"gut'/ , n.
1. Zool.
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. Embryol. , Zool. the posterior part of the embryonic alimentary canal from which the colon and rectum develop. Cf. foregut, midgut .
[ 1875-80; HIND 1 + GUT ]