fauces

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
fauces
    n 1: the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fauces \Fau"ces\, n. pl. [L.]
   1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx,
      situated between the soft palate and the base of the
      tongue; -- called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On
      either side of the passage two membranous folds, called
      the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
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   2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
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   3. (Zool.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell
      which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
faux \faux\ (f[add]ks), n.; pl. {fauces} (f[add]"s[=e]z). [L.]
   See {Fauces}.
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