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intestines

intestines is the plural of intestine.

Meaning of intestine

Noun

intestine (plural intestines)

  1. (often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
  2. One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.

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Phrases with intestines

Questions about intestines

What is intestines the plural of?
Intestines is the plural of intestine.

Words near intestines in the dictionary

  1. intestinalize
  2. intestinalized
  3. intestinally
  4. intestine
  5. intestinelike
  6. intestines
  7. intestiniform
  8. intestino-
  9. intestinocutaneous
  10. intestinointestinal
  11. intestinotrophic

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