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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fauces \Fau"ces\, noun 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
faux \faux\ (f[add]ks), noun; pl. {fauces} (f[add]"s[=e]z). [L.] See {Fauces}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fauces
noun: the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
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