faucial
siz noun, plural fau·ces.
1.
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
2.
a vestibule of an ancient Roman house.
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faucal or faucial (ˈfɔːkəl, ˈfɔːʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | anatomy of or relating to the fauces |
| 2. | phonetics articulated in that part of the vocal tract between the back of the mouth and the larynx; pharyngeal |
| faucial or faucial | |
| —adj | |
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Faucial
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| fauces (ˈfɔːsiːz) | |
| —n , pl -ces | |
| anatomy the area between the cavity of the mouth and the pharynx, including the surrounding tissues | |
| [C16: from Latin: throat] | |
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fauces fau·ces (fô'sēz')
pl.n.
The passage from the back of the mouth to the pharynx, bounded by the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the palatine arches.
faucial fau·cial (fô'shəl) or fau·cal (-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the fauces.
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