pharynx Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
    throat.

WordNet

Phar"ynx noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , : cf. F. pharynx.
Wordforms
plural pharynges
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913