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ˈfɔ sizfauces
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Princeton's WordNet
faucesnoun
the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
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fauces
Fauces is a term used in anatomy referring to the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, located at the back of the throat. It is also commonly used to refer to the throat itself. In ancient Roman architecture, it refers to the passage from the entrance to the interior of a house.
Webster Dictionary
Fauces
the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils
Fauces
the throat of a calyx, corolla, etc
Fauces
that portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture
Fauces
of Faux
Etymology: [L.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fauces
faw′sēz, n.pl. the upper part of the throat, from the root of the tongue to the entrance of the gullet.—adj. Fau′cal, produced in the fauces, as certain Semitic guttural sounds. [L.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fauces in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fauces in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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