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When one of the double jelly’s mouths consumed fluorescent-colored brine shrimp, both anuses eventually ejected waste—but not at the same time.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
The odd-looking creature had two heads, two mouths and two anuses.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Everything in their system has a sick twist: the infamous mop rapes, sticking things up people’s anuses, and so on.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Celebrating the unusual, scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses were among the winners.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin ānus "ring, anus," perhaps going back to an Indo-European base *h1eh2n-o-, whence also, with different suffixation, Old Irish áinne "ring," Armenian anur, genitive-dative anroy "ring, necklace, collar"
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of anus was
in the 15th century
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“Anus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anus. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
anus
noun
: the lower or posterior opening of the alimentary canal
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