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adytus

adytus noun: opening of the larynx.

Noun

adytus (plural adytuses or adytus)

  1. Opening of the larynx.
    • These two continuants, voiceless and voiced, respectively, are actually made by lowering the epiglottis over the adytus (opening of the larynx) [...].1992, chapter 2, in The grammar of the Kabardian language, London: University of Calgary Press, →OCLC, page 11

Forms of adytus

pluraladytuses
pluraladytus

Words formed from adytus

Questions about adytus

What does adytus mean?
Adytus means opening of the larynx.
What part of speech is adytus?
Adytus is a noun.
What is the plural of adytus?
The plural of adytus is adytuses.

Words near adytus in the dictionary

  1. adyton
  2. adytons
  3. adyts
  4. adytum
  5. adytums
  6. adytus
  7. adz
  8. adz hoe
  9. adz hoes
  10. adze
  11. adze hoe

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