- hypopharynxes
- n. projection on the floor of the mouth of some insects (Entomology); lower part of the pharynx (Anatomy)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hypopharynxes
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hypopharynx — /huy peuh far ingks/, n., pl. hypopharynges / feuh rin jeez/, hypopharynxes. 1. Entomol. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects. 2. Anat. the lower part of the pharynx. [1820 30; HYPO + PHARYNX] * * * … Universalium
