ENTERON

enteron

(noun) the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enteron (plural entera or enterons)

The gut, the whole intestine (alimentary) canal

Anagrams

• nontree, tenoner

Source: Wiktionary


En"te*ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: The whole alimentary, or enteric, canal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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