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Pharynx

The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias.

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Throaty 74% connected

Guttural; hoarse; having a guttural voice.

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Throaty 74% connected

Guttural; hoarse; having a guttural voice.

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Adenoid 70% connected

Alt. of Adenoidal

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Clapper 70% connected

A person who claps.

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Glossa 70% connected

The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

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Lingua 70% connected

A tongue.

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Tongue 70% connected

an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.

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Cervix 70% connected

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

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Neck 70% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Throat 92% connected

The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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