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HINDGUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hindgut" is a kind of...):
internal organ; viscus (a main organ that is situated inside the body)
Holonyms ("hindgut" is a part of...):
bowel; gut; intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)