I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hypo- + adjective
Etymology: hypo- + pharyngeal
1. : located below or in the lower part of the pharynx
2.
[from New Latin hypopharynx, after New Latin pharynx: English pharyngeal ]
: of or relating to the hypopharynx
3. : of or relating to a bone behind the last functional gill arch in teleost fishes that represents the ceratobranchial of the fifth branchial arch
II. noun
: a hypopharyngeal element especially of bone