through-gut en · NOUN
Etymology
From through- + gut.
Meanings
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The alimentary canal, the digestive tract.
The emergence of new, more efficient means of predation and foraging - 'terrors with teeth' with a through-gut (an early, small version of the 'tube' which Steve Jones reminds us we all are) connected to the anus, which could process what they ate with more efficiency than any previous animal.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 84:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| through-guts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |