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Pharynx

//ˈfa.ɹɪŋks// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
  2. 2
    the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone wordnet
  3. 3
    The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).

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