fauces
/fɔː.siːz/
fauces noun: the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
Noun
fauces pl (normally plural, singular faux)
- The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
- The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
- That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
- There are two orange-coloured spots at the fauces of that Cypræa Isabella, whence its name, orange-tip.1826, Mary Anne Venning, Rudiments of Conchology, page 94
- Even at that early age the lamella in the fauces may be distinctly traced through the translucent shell.1872, American Journal of Conchology, volume 7, page 226
fauces meaning in Tamil
fauces in Tamil
- தொண்டை இணைப்புத் துவாரம், வாய், தொண்டைவாயில், வாய் அறை
Forms of fauces
| singular | faux |
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Origin of fauces
Borrowing from Latin faucēs (“the upper part of a throat”).
Words formed from fauces
Questions about fauces
- What does fauces mean?
- Fauces means the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
- What is fauces in Tamil?
- Fauces in Tamil is தொண்டை இணைப்புத் துவாரம், வாய், தொண்டைவாயில். See Fauces meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fauces?
- Fauces is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fauces?
- Fauces is pronounced /fɔː.siːz/.
Words near fauces in the dictionary
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