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cytopharynx

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

noun, plural cy·to·pha·ryn·ges [sahy-toh-fuh-rin-jeez], /ˌsaɪ toʊ fəˈrɪn dʒiz/, cy·to·phar·ynx·es.

the gullet of a protozoan.

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Origin of cytopharynx

cyto- + pharynx

Words nearby cytopharynx

cytopathy, cytopenia, cytophagic panniculitis, cytophagous, cytophagy, cytopharynx, cytophilic, cytophilic antibody, cytophotometer, cytophotometry, cytophylaxis
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