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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hindgut \Hind"gut`\, n. [Hind, a. + gut.] (Anat.) The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hindgut n 1: the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos