hypopharyngeal, a.
(ˌhɪpəʊ-, ˌhaɪpəʊfəˈrɪndʒiːəl)
[f. hypopharynx: see pharyngeal.]
a. Anat. Situated beneath, or in the lower part of, the pharynx. b. Entom. Belonging to the hypopharynx.
| 1851–6 Woodward Mollusca 346 Branchiae consisting of two bands stretched across the interior, one above (epi) and one below (hypopharyngeal). 1871 Huxley Anat. Vert. 136 The posterior parts [of branchial arches] are single bones..called hypopharyngeal bones. 1877 ― Anat. Inv. Anim. x. 602 The hypopharyngeal folds. |
c. as n. (pl.) = Hypopharyngeal bones.