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EPIPHARYNX

\ˈɛpɪfˌɑːɹɪŋks], \ˈɛpɪfˌɑːɹɪŋks], \ˈɛ_p_ɪ_f_ˌɑː_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ_k_s]\

Definitions of EPIPHARYNX

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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A projection on the roof of the mouth cavity of certain insects ; the membranous lining of labrum and clypeus drawn out with the labrum to form a piercing organ, as in Diptera.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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