epiglottis
noun
a thin, valvelike, cartilaginous structure that covers the glottis during swallowing, preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx.
epiglottises
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pluralof epiglottis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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When he had gone, the dispenser said to his two startled pages: "You couple of stupid epiglottises, don't you suppose he has sense enough to ask?"
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul
