- 1. n.pl. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n.pl. The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. Source: opted
- 3. n.pl. That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. Source: opted
- 4. pl. of Faux Source: opted
- 5. n. the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Source: webster
- 7. The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situatedbetween the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called alsothe isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage twomembranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose thetonsils. Source: adambom
- 8. n. the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx Source: ecdict
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