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ENTERON (entera)
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Irregular inflected form: entera
Dictionary entry overview: What does enteron mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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)
Derivation:
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