jaw vs pharynx

jaw

noun
  • One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. 

  • Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance. 

  • Axle guard. 

  • The curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket. 

  • The part of the face below the mouth. 

  • A notch or opening. 

  • One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them. 

  • A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place. 

  • The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast. 

verb
  • To talk; to converse. 

  • To scold; to clamor. 

  • To assail or abuse by scolding. 

  • (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket. 

pharynx

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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