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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The digestive tract.
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- noun anatomy The
organs of a human or an animal through which food passes. Thedigestive tract .
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- noun tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
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