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pharynxes

pharynxes is the plural of pharynx.

Meaning of pharynx

Noun

pharynx (plural pharynges or pharynxes)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Forms of pharynxes

alternative formpharynges

Questions about pharynxes

What is pharynxes the plural of?
Pharynxes is the plural of pharynx.

Words near pharynxes in the dictionary

  1. pharyngotympanic
  2. pharyngotympanic tube
  3. pharyngotympanic tubes
  4. pharyngula
  5. pharynx
  6. pharynxes
  7. Phas
  8. phasable
  9. phasal
  10. phascogale
  11. phascogales

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