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Chrysalis vs Pharynx - What's the difference?

chrysalis | pharynx |

As nouns the difference between chrysalis and pharynx

is that chrysalis is the takes place while pharynx is (anatomy) the part of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus.

chrysalis

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The takes place
  • * 1929 , , (A House Is Built) , Chapter VII, Section viii
  • Fanny was afraid. She was like an insect new-hatched from its chrysalis , naked and unprotected in a dawn she could not face.
  • (figurative) A strong constraint.
  • *
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    pharynx

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx, where it becomes continuous with the esophagus.
  • Meronyms

    * nasopharynx * oropharynx * laryngopharynx

    Derived terms

    * pharyngeal * pharyngectomy * pharyngitis * pharyngological * pharyngologist * pharyngology * pharyngoscope * pharyngotomy

    See also

    * larynx