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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Epiglottis \Ep`i*glot"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ?,
   ?, tongue. See Glottis.] (Anat.)
   A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis
   while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing
   through the pharynx.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

epiglottis
    n 1: a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while
         swallowing