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anus
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
anus
(noun)
anus
/
ˈ
eɪnəs/
noun
plural
anuses
anus
/
ˈ
eɪnəs/
noun
plural
anuses
Britannica Dictionary definition of ANUS
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the opening between a person's buttocks through which solid waste passes from the body
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