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[syn: alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alimentary \Al`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum:
cf. F. alimentaire.]
Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of
nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.
[1913 Webster]
Alimentary canal, the entire channel, extending from the
mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through
the body, and the useless parts ejected.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
alimentary canal
n 1: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending
about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion
and elimination [syn: alimentary canal, alimentary
tract, digestive tube, digestive tract,
gastrointestinal tract, GI tract]