pharyngeal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
    pharyngeal consonant; guttural consonant; guttural.
  2. adjective of or relating to the throat
    • pharyngeal fricatives

WordNet

Phar`yn*ge"al adjective
Etymology
See Pharynx.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
Phar`yn*ge"al noun
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches.

Webster 1913