fauces

• ⇰ 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 >, inc
• ⇰ The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
• ⇰ That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.