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from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated above the intestine: specifically noting, in certain annelids, as the earthworm, that one of the longitudinal trunks of the pseudohemal system which lies along the dorsal aspect of the alimentary canal.
- In Mollusca, situated above (dorsad of) the alimentary canal: as, a supra-intestinal ganglion.
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