Explore Hindgut through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hindgut in a sentence
Hindgut meaning
- The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
- The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.
Synonyms of Hindgut
Using Hindgut
- The main meaning on this page is: The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals. | The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.
- Useful related words include: internal organ, viscus.
- In the example corpus, hindgut often appears in combinations such as: the hindgut, hindgut fermenters.
Context around Hindgut
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hindgut
- In this selection, "hindgut" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fermenters and fermentation stand out and add context to how "hindgut" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include hamsters are hindgut fermenters and and have a hindgut fermentation system. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hindgut" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hindgut
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The midgut is short and straight, with the hindgut being longer and coiled. (13 words)
They have a hindgut fermentation system, and their large and small intestines together reach convert in length. (17 words)
Hamsters are hindgut fermenters and eat their own feces ( coprophagy ) to recover nutrients digested in the hindgut, but not absorbed. (20 words)
The hindgut of the larvae also remains closed during development, with feces being stored inside the body, with the exception of some bee larvae where the larval anus through developmental reversion has reappeared. (33 words)
Hindgut fermenters, in contrast to the ruminants, store digested food that has left the stomach in an enlarged cecum, where the food is digested by bacteria. (26 words)
Hamsters are hindgut fermenters and eat their own feces ( coprophagy ) to recover nutrients digested in the hindgut, but not absorbed. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
Hamsters are hindgut fermenters and eat their own feces ( coprophagy ) to recover nutrients digested in the hindgut, but not absorbed.
Hindgut fermenters, in contrast to the ruminants, store digested food that has left the stomach in an enlarged cecum, where the food is digested by bacteria.
The hindgut of the larvae also remains closed during development, with feces being stored inside the body, with the exception of some bee larvae where the larval anus through developmental reversion has reappeared.
The midgut is short and straight, with the hindgut being longer and coiled.
They have a hindgut fermentation system, and their large and small intestines together reach convert in length.
Common combinations with hindgut
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: