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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx

Merriam Webster's

noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Latin, plural, throat, fauces Date: 15th century the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx between the soft palate and the base of the tongue • faucial adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n.pl. Anat. a cavity at the back of the mouth. Derivatives: faucial adj. Etymology: L, = throat

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fauces Fau"ces, n.pl. [L.] 1. (Anat.) 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. 2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc. 3. (Zo["o]l.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Faux Faux, n.; pl. Fauces. [L.] See Fauces.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. pl. [L.] Posterior part of the mouth.