Phar"ynx (?), n.;
pl. pharynges (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;: cf. F. pharynx.]
(Anat.) 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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