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midgut

midgut

1 8.2
The middle part of an animal's gut where the body absorbs most food
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌɡʌt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intestino medio
  • Queen-specific bacterial species are Parasaccharibacter apium and Lactobacillus kunkeei, both showing strong fidelity for the queen's mouth, midgut, and ileum.
  • mouth and midgut
  • midgut and ileum

Examples

  • Our results suggest that these two species occupy a functional niche in the queen's mouth, midgut, and ileum.

    Academic text (2018)
  • One primary function of microbes in the queen's mouth and midgut may be the exclusion of opportunistic and disease-causing microbes.

    Academic text (2018)
  • A significant decrease in the amount of bacteria was observed in the posterior midgut.

    Blog text (8)
  • The crop and the anterior midgut were the most heavily infected areas of the intestine.

    Blog text (8)
  • The antimicrobial properties of royal jelly may be more manifest in the mouth and midgut.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Elizabethkingia anophelis is a recently discovered bacterium isolated from the midgut of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito in 2011.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The entire digestive tract was removed and floated in 70% EtOH to wash and separate the midgut, ileum, and rectum.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The decrease and stabilization of the cell replacement rate in early queen midguts suggests a more stable gut environment emerges around 40 days of age, perhaps influencing bacterial succession.

    Academic text (2018)
  • All three genes additionally show variation in expression along the length of the midgut in third instar larvae (Harrop et al. 2014) and variation among adult midgut cell types (Dutta et al. 2015).

    Academic text (2017)
  • The midgut is where most nutrient absorption occurs during digestion in insects.

Synonyms

small intestine
vsmidgut
  • Specialized
10 3.4

A long narrow tube between the stomach and large bowel that digests food and takes in nutrients

is a broader digestive region used across animals and embryos not only vertebrates
jejunum
vsmidgut
  • Specialized
2 9.9

The middle part of the small intestine where the body absorbs nutrients

is a broader middle digestive region across animals rather than a single segment

Surface Forms

midgut singular
midguts plural

Morphology

midgut = mid + gut (transparent) = mid + gut

Composed directly from 'mid' + 'gut', meaning the middle part of the digestive tract is literal and predictable for learners.

Etymology

Midgut comes from two simple parts: mid meaning 'middle' and gut meaning 'stomach' or 'intestine'. So midgut is the 'middle' part of an animal's digestive system where most nutrients are absorbed.