Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The middle section of the digestive tract in a vertebrate embryo from which the ileum, jejunum, and portions of the duodenum and colon develop.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
gut and mesogaster.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The central loop of the
alimentary canal of anembryo between theforegut and thehindgut
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Examples
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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.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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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.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The midgut is the next part of the gut, which the food passes through.
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The midgut is the next part of the gut, which the food passes through.
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The midgut is the first major region of the body where blood and microbes ingested with the blood meal come in contact with the tick's internal tissues.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Daniel E Sonenshine and Jesus Jennifer M Anderson 2008
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There could be other targets, but the midgut is a major target. "
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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There could be other targets, but the midgut is a major target. "
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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There could be other targets, but the midgut is a major target. "
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Hypotonic urine, to aid osmoregulation, is produced with needed ions being reabsorbed in the midgut.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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Digestion occurs in the midgut and waste is passed out of the hindgut.
Crustacea 2008
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