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Meaning Of Fauces
n.pl.
The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx,
situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called
also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two
membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the
tonsils.
n.pl.
The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
n.pl.
That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can
be seen by looking into the aperture.