There are two orange-coloured spots at the fauces of that Cypræa Isabella, whence its name, orange-tip.
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Fauces
//fɔː.siːz//
Synonyms for "fauces" (5 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- глътка noun (passage from the mouth to the pharynx)
- гърло noun (passage from the mouth to the pharynx)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 咽門 /咽门 noun (passage from the mouth to the pharynx)
Finnish
1 entries- nielu noun (passage from the mouth to the pharynx)
Middle English
1 entries- cheke noun (passage from the mouth to the pharynx)
Polish
1 entries- cieśń gardzieli noun (passage from the mouth to the pharynx)
Spanish
1 entries- istmo de las fauces noun (passage from the mouth to the pharynx)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Even at that early age the lamella in the fauces may be distinctly traced through the translucent shell.
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The tubercle is the same color but with white fauces. The glossy shell coloring is extremely various; the background is white, yellow or black, with or without longitudinal zigzag lines, transverse bands or blotches covering the surface.
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