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oesophagus

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oesophagus (US), esophagus
the part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; gullet


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The turbit has a very short and conical beak, with a line of reversed feathers down the breast; and it has the habit of continually expanding slightly the upper part of the oesophagus.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
Owen informs me that a part of the oesophagus is so constructed that nothing much larger than a crowquill can be passed down.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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