||Fau"ces (?), n. pl.
[L.]
1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to
the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base
of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the
pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
3. (Zoöl.) That portion of the interior of a
spiral shell which can be
seen by looking into the aperture.
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