n.
Pronunciation: ' fa-ri ŋ (k)s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pha · ryn · ges \ f ə - ' rin-( ˌ )j ē z \ also phar · ynx · es
Etymology: New Latin pharyng-, pharynx, from Greek, throat, pharynx; akin to Old Norse barki throat and probably to Latin ferire to strike ― more at BORE
Date: 1677
1 : the muscular tubular passage of the vertebrate digestive and respiratory tracts extending from the back of the nasal cavity and mouth to the esophagus ― compare NASOPHARYNX , OROPHARYNX
2 : a differentiated part of the alimentary canal in some invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ