faucial

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UK/ˈfɔːʃəl/

adjective

Pertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal.

OriginLatin faucēs →
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Meanings

adjectivefaucial (not comparable)

alternative faucal

  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal.

    I could find, indeed, but one vulnerable point […]; my rival had a weakness in the faucial or guttural organs, which precluded him from raising his voice at any time above a very low whisper.

    1839, Edgar Allan Poe, William Wilson

Origin

  1. Latinfaucēs
  2. Englishfaucial

From (the stem of) Latin faucēs + -al.

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APA

faucial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucial

MLA

“faucial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faucial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faucial.

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