n.
Pronunciation: - ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural py · lo · ri \ - ' lo ̇ r- ˌ ī , -( ˌ ) ē \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek pyl ō ros, literally, gatekeeper, from pyl ē
Date: 1615
: the muscular opening from the vertebrate stomach into the intestine