alimentary canal

noun

The organs of a human or other animal through which food passes; the digestive tract.

“The mouth, oesophagus, stomach, and intestines are part of the human alimentary canal.”

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alimentary tractdigestive tubedigestive tractgastrointestinal tractGI tract
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Meanings

nounalimentary canal (plural alimentary canals)

plural alimentary canals

  1. anatomyThe organs of a human or other animal through which food passes; the digestive tract.

    The mouth, oesophagus, stomach, and intestines are part of the human alimentary canal.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

Similar
alimentary tractdigestive tubedigestive tractgastrointestinal tractGI tract
Broader
ductepithelial ductcanal
Also see
digestive tractfood canalgastrointestinal tractgi tractgut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alimentary canal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alimentary%20canal.

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