HYPOPHARYNGES

Noun

hypopharynges

plural of hypopharynx

Source: Wiktionary


HYPOPHARYNX

Hy`po*phar"ynx, n. Etym: [NL. See Hypo-, and Pharynx.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An appendage or fold on the lower side of the pharynx, in certain insects.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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