a long tube in the body between the stomach and the anus. Food passes from the stomach to thesmall intestineand from there to thelarge intestine.
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NAmE//ɪnˈtɛstənl//
adjective [usually before noun]See intestine in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: intestine