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cytopharynxes

cytopharynxes is the plural of cytopharynx.

Meaning of cytopharynx

Noun

cytopharynx (plural cytopharynxes or cytopharynges)

  1. A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
    Synonyms:
    gullet

Questions about cytopharynxes

What is cytopharynxes the plural of?
Cytopharynxes is the plural of cytopharynx.

Words near cytopharynxes in the dictionary

  1. cytopharmacological
  2. cytopharmacology
  3. cytopharyngeal
  4. cytopharynges
  5. cytopharynx
  6. cytopharynxes
  7. cytopheresis
  8. cytopheretic
  9. cytophil
  10. cytophile
  11. cytophilic

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