"fauces" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɔː.siːz/
Etymology: Borrowing from Latin faucēs (“the upper part of a throat”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|faucēs||the upper part of a throat}} Latin faucēs (“the upper part of a throat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} fauces pl (plural only)
  1. (anatomy) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (passage from the mouth to the pharynx): гърло (gǎrlo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), глътка (glǎtka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 咽門 (Chinese Mandarin), 咽门 (yānmén) (Chinese Mandarin), nielu (Finnish), cheke (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-fauces-en-noun-CVGjiN9~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 23 37 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 35 31 34 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'passage from the mouth to the pharynx': 89 5 7
  2. (botany) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-fauces-en-noun-osstze33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 23 37 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 35 31 34 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (zoology) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-fauces-en-noun-bocr6gVB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 23 37 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 35 31 34 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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