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pharynx

phar.ynx \'far-in(k)s\ \f*-'rin-(.)je-z\ n or pha.ryn.ges also phar.ynx.es 
   [NL pharyng-, pharynx, fr. Gk, throat, pharynx; akin to ON barki] pl  
   throat, L forare to bore - more at BORE : the part of the alimentary canal 
   between the cavity of the mouth and the  esophagus