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[syn: throat, pharynx]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pharynx \Phar"ynx\, n.; pl. pharynges. [NL., fr. Gr. fa`rygx,
fa`ryggos: cf. F. pharynx.] (Anat.)
The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the
mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings
through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral
branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pharynx
n 1: the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of
the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn:
throat, pharynx]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "pharynx":
alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, arytenoid cartilages, back, blade,
dorsum, esophagus, fauces, goozle, gorge, gullet, guzzle, hals,
hard palate, larynx, lips, nasal cavity, oral cavity, palate,
pharyngeal cavity, soft palate, speech organ, syrinx, teeth,
teeth ridge, throat, tip, tongue, velum, vocal chink, vocal cords,
vocal folds, vocal processes, voice box, weasand, wizen