Phrase guide
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noun
The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: mouth cavity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The hollow on the lower surface of the head from which the proboscis protrudes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mouth, oral fissure, rima oris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rima
Narrower terms: trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob
History
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Across languages
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