pharynx

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: pharyng

Antonyms: pharyng

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} 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. {{lb|en|zootomy}} The part of the [[alimentary canal]] immediately behind the mouth in [[invertebrate]]s that may be [[thicken]]ed and [[muscular]], [[eversible]] and [[tooth]]ed, or adapted as a [[suctorial]] [[organ]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.