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anus

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a·nus  (ns)
n. pl. a·nus·es
The opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste is eliminated from the body.

[Middle English, from Latin nus, ring, anus.]

anus [ain-uss]
Noun
the opening at the end of the alimentary canal, through which faeces are discharged [Latin]

anus  (ns)
The opening at the lower end of the digestive tract through which solid waste is excreted.

anal adjective
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anus - the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
rectum - the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
arsehole, bunghole, arse, asshole - vulgar slang for anus
imperforate anus - a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening
anal sphincter, musculus sphincter ani, sphincter ani - the sphincter muscle of the anus
Translations

anus [ˈeɪnəs] nano
anus [ˈeɪnəs] nanus m
anus [ˈeɪnəs] nAfter m
anus [ˈeɪnəs] nano

anus
n anus [ˈeinəs]
the hole in your bottom through which solid waste leaves your body. anusشَرْج، إسْتанусřiťendetarmsåbning; anusder Anusπρωκτόςanopärakمقعدanusפִּי הַטַבַּעַתगुदाčmarvégbélnyílásduburano肛門항문išangė, išeinamoji angaanālā atvere, tūplisduburanusendetarmsåpning, anusodbytанусanálny otvoranusanusanus, analöppningทวารหนักanüs, makat, kıç肛門задній прохід, анусمقعد ، غذائی نالی کاآخری دہانہhậu môn

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He had a large pair of bellows, with a long slender muzzle of ivory: this he conveyed eight inches up the anus, and drawing in the wind, he affirmed he could make the guts as lank as a dried bladder.
 
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