hindgut

[ hahynd-guht ]

noun

1. Zoology.
   1. the last portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, between the cecum and the anus, involved mainly with water resorption and with the storage and elimination of food residue; the large intestine.
   2. the posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.
2. Embryology, Zoology. the posterior part of the embryonic alimentary canal from which the colon and rectum develop.

hindgut

/ ˈhaɪndˌɡʌt /

noun

1. the part of the vertebrate digestive tract comprising the colon and rectum
2. the posterior part of the digestive tract of arthropods

Word History and Origins

Origin of hindgut¹

First recorded in 1875–80; hind ¹ + gut

Example Sentences

Figure 4M passes through the region where both the allantois and the Wolffian ducts open into the hindgut.

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There is, however, not the slightest indication of a tail-fold, so that there is no inclosed hindgut at all.

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No sign of a tail fold being present, there is, of course, no real hindgut.

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The region of the hindgut, at this stage, is about one-fifth of the entire length of the embryo.

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Its hind-end elongates till it comes into connection with, and opens into, the cloacal section of the hindgut.

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