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Definition of Egesting
1. egest [v] - See also: egest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Egesting
Literary usage of Egesting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elementary Principles of General Biology by James Francis Abbott (1914)
"... been observed and recorded of one Amoeba swallowing another, and later egesting
it with its individuality unimpaired, no such fusion having taken place. ..."
2. Elementary Lessons in Zoology: A Guide in Studying Animal Life and Structure by James George Needham (1895)
"It should be noted that there is an important difference between this true process
of excretion and the mere egesting of an indigestible bit of carmine ..."
3. A Laboratory Guide for Beginners in Zoology by Clarence Moores Weed, Ralph Wallace Crosman (1902)
"This case is called the lorica; in it are crowded the organs for ingesting,
masticating, digesting, and assimilating food, and for egesting waste material; ..."
4. Elementary Lessons in Zoölogy: A Guide in Studying Animal Life and Structure by James George Needham (1896)
"It should be noted that there is an important difference between this true process
of excretion and the mere egesting of an indigestible bit of carmine ..."
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