Fauces

/fɔː.siːz/

Synonyms for "fauces" (8 found)

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Noun(1 words)
mouth opening

Related words (4)

Noun(2 words)
oral entranceoral isthmus

Related word relations

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More general

4 entries
anatomical featureanatomical openingpassagepassageway

More specific

2 entries
palatoglossal archespalatopharyngeal arches

Collocations

6 entries
fauces openingfaucial archesisthmus of mouthoral isthmuspalatoglossal archespalatopharyngeal arches

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

Even at that early age the lamella in the fauces may be distinctly traced through the translucent shell.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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