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Meaning of 'pharyngeal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pharyngeal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
2 . Pharyngeal [ n.]
- A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches.

Meaning of 'pharyngeal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pharyngeal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the throat
Example in sentence:
  • pharyngeal fricatives

Nearby Words:

phacelli phacellus phacochere phacoid phacolite phacops phaeacian phaenogam phaenogamia phaenogamian

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