Intestine
WordNet
noun
(1) The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , neuter of , as Etymology 2, below.
Noun
- The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
- One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.
Etymology 2
From , from .
Adjective
- Internal, domestic, especially in relation to a country or region.
- 1776, Edward Gibbon, The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, ch. 1,
- Yet the success of Trajan, however transient, was rapid and specious. The degenerate Parthians, broken by intestine discord, fled before his arms.
- 1776, Edward Gibbon, The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, ch. 1,