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noun
The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passage, passageway
History
Borrowing from Latin faucēs (“the upper part of a throat”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
