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Definition of Hypopharynx
1. n. An appendage or fold on the lower side of the pharynx, in certain insects.
Definition of Hypopharynx
1. Noun. (anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypopharynx
1. [n -YNXES or -YNGES]
Medical Definition of Hypopharynx
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypopharynx
Literary usage of Hypopharynx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"This investigator reached the surprising conclusion that the hypopharynx ...
I believe that the hypopharynx of Blatta represents the fused sternites of the ..."
2. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1912)
"Resting on the hypopharynx is the labrum-epipharynx; the epipharynx (e) is
omega-form in section, and above it, delicately attached, is the labrum (ir). ..."
3. A Text-book of Entomology: Including the Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1898)
"Meanwhile the hypopharynx, the largest of all the trophi (omnium ... The hypopharynx
is moved by protractor, most generally quite or very powerful, ..."
4. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1888)
"The epipharynx and the hypopharynx are rarely both developed in the same insect,
... The form and position of the hypopharynx are analogous to those of the ..."
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