"faucal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: faucial [alternative]
Etymology: Latin fauces (“throat”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fauces||throat}} Latin fauces (“throat”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} faucal (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-faucal-en-adj-cgkiTfVr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55

Noun

Forms: faucals [plural], faucial [alternative]
Etymology: Latin fauces (“throat”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fauces||throat}} Latin fauces (“throat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} faucal (plural faucals)
  1. (phonetics) A sound produced in the fauces. Related terms: faucalize, faucalized, faucalization Translations (Translations): faucal (Spanish)
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