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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

The alimentary canal, shown in Figure 25.5b, is a more advanced system: it consists of one tube with a mouth at one end and an anus at the other.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The alimentary canal forms a continuous tube that is open to the outside environment at both ends.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Meat biscuit, an alimentary preparation consisting of matters extracted from meat by boiling, or of meat ground fine and combined with flour, so as to form biscuits.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster




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