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Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + pharynx
1. : an appendage or thickened fold on the floor of the mouth of many insects that resembles a tongue, is very conspicuous in Orthoptera, and is believed to be sensory in function although sometimes modified into a piercing organ
2. : the laryngeal part of the pharynx extending from the hyoid bone to the lower margin of the cricoid cartilage