anus
noun
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
anuses
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pluralof anus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s honeydew, a sweet substance excreted out of the lanternflies’ anuses as they feed in the canopy above.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
The authors describe parasitoid wasps that lay their eggs inside the cocoons of other parasitoid wasps, for example, and leeches that spend their entire lives inside the anuses of hippopotamuses.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
The tiniest of comb jellies, only a fifth of a centimeter long, form and then reabsorb their anuses every 10 minutes.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2021
But scientists have always been uncertain how wombats – which have circular anuses – fashion their feces into their unusual shape.
From Fox News ● Jul. 14, 2020
Despite having round anuses like other mammals, wombats do not produce round pellets, tubular coils or messy piles.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2018
