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cytopharynx

American

[sahy-tuh-far-ingks] / ˌsaɪ təˈfær ɪŋks /

noun

PLURAL

cytopharynges, cytopharynxes

the gullet of a protozoan.

Etymology

Origin of cytopharynx

cyto- + pharynx

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