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fauces

jaws

noun FOW-sehs Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: From Latin fauces, 'throat, gullet'.

Also means

throat

Usage Note

Fauces is always plural in Spanish, just as in Latin, and refers to the throat, gullet, or the jaws of an animal. It appears frequently in literary or zoological contexts: las fauces del lobo ('the wolf's jaws'). In anatomy it specifically names the isthmus of the fauces. The word has no common singular form.

Examples

"El cocodrilo abrió sus enormes fauces."

Natural Translation

The crocodile opened its enormous jaws.

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