Pharynx \Phar"ynx\, n.; pl. {pharynges}. [NL., fr. Gr. fa`rygx,
fa`ryggos: cf. F. pharynx.] (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.
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