Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alimentary_canal

1 sense of alimentary canal

Sense 1
alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract -- (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)
       => duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel -- (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs")