Intestine Definition

ĭn-tĕstĭn
intestines
noun
intestines
The lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the stomach to the anus and consisting of the small intestine and the large intestine; bowels.
Webster's New World
adjective
Internal, with regard to a country or community; domestic; civil.
Webster's New World
Milton.
Hoping here to end / Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
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Hume.
An intestine struggle […] between authority and liberty.
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Other Word Forms of Intestine

Noun

Singular:
intestine
Plural:
intestines

Origin of Intestine

  • Middle English from Old French intestin from Latin intestīna intestines from neuter pl. of intestīnus internal from intus within en in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin intestīnus (“internal”), from intus (“within”).

    From Wiktionary

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