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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epiglottis \Ep`i*glot"tis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?; 'epi` upon + ?,
?, tongue. See {Glottis}.] (Anat.)
A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis
while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing
through the pharynx.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
epiglottis
n : a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while
swallowing
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