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PHARYNGEAL
Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
See: Pharynx.
A pharyngealbone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentaryfifthbranchialarch in much fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsalelements in the complete branchial arches.
Source: Websters Vocabulary