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alimentary

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alimentary
Scots Law free from the claims of creditors
alimentary [¦al·ə¦men·trē]
(biology)
Of or relating to food, nutrition, or diet.
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One thing is certain, that in the year 615 before Jesus Christ, Necos undertook the works of an alimentary canal to the waters of the Nile across the plain of Egypt, looking towards Arabia.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
Numerous cases could be given amongst the lower animals of the same organ performing at the same time wholly distinct functions; thus the alimentary canal respires, digests, and excretes in the larva of the dragon-fly and in the fish Cobites.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
If Josette, when dressing her, chanced to discover a little pimple on the still satiny shoulders of mademoiselle, it became the subject of endless inquiries as to the various alimentary articles of the preceding week.
An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context
 
 
 
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