alimentary canal

2 definitions found

alimentary canal - 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]

alimentary canal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]