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Definition of alimentary canal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alimentary canal

noun

/ˌælɪmentəri kəˈnæl/

/ˌælɪmentəri kəˈnæl/

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the passage in the body that carries food from the mouth to the anus

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