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alimentary

[al-uh-men-tuh-ree] / ˌæl əˈmɛn tə ri /


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Let’s not overlook how long it takes for a federal lawsuit to make its way through the judicial alimentary canal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

Earthworms are an example of an animal with an alimentary canal.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Annelids possess a closed circulatory system of dorsal and ventral blood vessels that run parallel to the alimentary canal as well as capillaries that service individual tissues.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

The first group is the organs that make up the alimentary canal.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The mucous surfaces of the mouth, larynx, lungs, and alimentary canal have also been found affected with oedema, congestion, and infiltration, rarely terminating in ulcerative changes.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various


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