HYPOPHARYNX


Meaning of HYPOPHARYNX in English

/huy'peuh far"ingks/ , n. , pl. hypopharynges /-feuh rin"jeez/ , hypopharynxes .

1. Entomol. a tonguelike lobe on the floor of the mouth in many insects.

2. Anat. the lower part of the pharynx.

[ 1820-30; HYPO- + PHARYNX ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .