epiglottis meaning in Kannada
ಕಿರುನಾಲಿಗೆ
/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/US/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/
epiglottis in Kannada: ಕಿರುನಾಲಿಗೆ, ಉಪಜಿಹ್ವೆ. In English, epiglottis means a cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
Kannada words for epiglottis
- ಕಿರುನಾಲಿಗೆ, ಉಪಜಿಹ್ವೆ
English meaning of epiglottis
- noun A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
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Questions about epiglottis in Kannada
- What is the meaning of epiglottis in Kannada?
- Epiglottis in Kannada is ಕಿರುನಾಲಿಗೆ, ಉಪಜಿಹ್ವೆ.
- epiglottis ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
- Epiglottis: ಕಿರುನಾಲಿಗೆ, ಉಪಜಿಹ್ವೆ.
- What does epiglottis mean in English?
- Epiglottis means a cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: epiglottis (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: epiglottis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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