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FAUCAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does faucal mean?
• FAUCAL (adjective)
The adjective FAUCAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the fauces
Familiarity information: FAUCAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the fauces
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Pertainym:
fauces (the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx)
Derivation:
fauces (the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx)
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