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midgut definition

mid·gut (mid′gut′)

noun

  1. the middle part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
  2. the endoderm-lined portion of the digestive tract of arthropods

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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