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pharynx

n.
US //ˈfɛɹɪŋks// UK //fˈɑːɹɪŋks// phar·ynx
Synonyms
Origin

Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).

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