fauces 1
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
Hypernym
passage 7
noun
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
faucal 1
adjective
of or relating to the fauces
Part_meronym
a part of the oropharynx directly behind the mouth cavity, bounded superiorly by the soft palate, laterally by the palatoglossal arches, and inferiorly by the tongue.
EnglishDerivationally related form
faucal 1
adjective
of or relating to the fauces
