noun
- Zoology.
- the last portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, between the cecum and the anus, involved mainly with water resorption and with the storage and elimination of food residue; the large intestine.
- the posterior colon of arthropods, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue.
- Embryology, Zoology. the posterior part of the embryonic alimentary canal from which the colon and rectum develop.
noun
- the part of the vertebrate digestive tract comprising the colon and rectum
- the posterior part of the digestive tract of arthropods
n.
- The large intestine, rectum, and anal canal.
- The caudal or terminal part of the embryonic gut.