epiglottis
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USAGE NOTE
The plural of “epiglottis” is “epiglottises” or “epiglottides.”
epiglottis(
eh
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pih
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gla
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dihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la epiglotis (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The food slipped past my epiglottis when I laughed, and I started to choke.La comida me pasó por la epiglotis cuando me reí, y empecé a asfixiarme.
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