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Anus

//ˈeɪ.nəs// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.
Noun
  1. 1
    The external orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
  2. 2
    the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal wordnet
  3. 3
    An impolite, unpopular, or unintelligent person. derogatory, informal

Etymology

First attested in 1658, borrowed from Middle French anus or its etymon Latin ānus (“ring, anus”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”). See also anal, annular, annelid.

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