Midgut

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The middle section of the digestive tract in a vertebrate embryo from which the ileum, jejunum, and portions of the duodenum and colon develop. Also called mesenteron.
  • n. The middle portion of the digestive tract of certain invertebrates, such as arthropods, lined with an enzyme-secreting tissue and serving as the main site of digestion and absorption.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See gut and mesogaster.
  • Word Usage
    "The most important organ in the crustacean is what biologists call the midgut gland or hepatopancreas, and what the rest of us usually call the “liver.”"
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