pharynx

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phárunx, “throat”).

noun

1. (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
   Meronyms: nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, velopharynx, glossopharynx
2. (zootomy) The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.