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Fauces

//fɔː.siːz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue. plural, plural-normally
  2. 2
    the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx wordnet
  3. 3
    The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. plural, plural-normally
  4. 4
    That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. plural, plural-normally

    "There are two orange-coloured spots at the fauces of that Cypræa Isabella, whence its name, orange-tip."

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin faucēs (“the upper part of a throat”).

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