English Explanatory Dictionary

cytopharynx

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.

Word forms

cytopharynx cytopharynxes cytopharynges

Etymology

From cyto- + pharynx.

Synonyms

gullet
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