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

1 sense of large intestine

Sense 1
large intestine -- (beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces)
       => intestine, bowel, gut -- (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)