pharynx
/ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/US/ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/
pharynx noun: the part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
Noun
pharynx (plural pharynges or pharynxes)
- The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
- The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
pharynx meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Pashto
pharynx in Tamil
- part of the alimentary canal
- தொண்டைப்புரை toṇṭaippurai
pharynx in Bengali
- part of the alimentary canal
- গলবিল golbil
pharynx in Kannada
- ಮುಂದೊಂಡೆ, ಮುನ್ಗಂಟಲು, ಗ್ರಸನಕೂಪ, ಗಂಟಲು ಕುಳಿ, ಗಳಕುಹರ
pharynx in Pashto
- pharynx
- کومی kumay
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- pharynx in Tagalog
- lalagukan
- pharynx in Arabic
- بُلْعُوم bulʕūm
- pharynx in Malay
- farinks
- pharynx in Persian
- حلق halq, نایگلو nây-gelu
- pharynx in Thai
- คอหอย kɔɔ-hɔ̌i, ช่องคอ chɔ̂ng-kɔɔ
- pharynx in Vietnamese
- yết hầu
Forms of pharynx
| plural | pharynges |
|---|---|
| plural | pharynxes |
Origin of pharynx
Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).
Words formed from pharynx
Words that rhyme with pharynx
- epipharynx
- buccopharynx
- electrolarynx
- endolarynx
- epilarynx
- glossopharynx
- hyolarynx
- hypolarynx
- hypopharynx
- laryngopharynx
- larynx
- microlarynx
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Questions about pharynx
- What does pharynx mean?
- Pharynx means the part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
- What is pharynx in Tamil?
- Pharynx in Tamil is தொண்டைப்புரை (toṇṭaippurai). See Pharynx meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pharynx?
- Pharynx is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pharynx?
- Pharynx is pronounced /ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pharynx?
- The plural of pharynx is pharynges.
Words near pharynx in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pharynx (page history and authors); pharynx (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کومی (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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