pharynx
noun
phar·ynx
ˈfer-iŋ(k)s
ˈfa-riŋ(k)s
plural pharynges
fə-ˈrin-(ˌ)jēz
also pharynxes
1
: the muscular tubular passage of the vertebrate digestive and respiratory tracts extending from the back of the nasal cavity and mouth to the esophagus compare nasopharynx, oropharynx
2
: a differentiated part of the digestive tract in some invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ
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