gullets

plural of gullet
as in mouths
the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach food traveling down the gullet

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Noun
  • Researchers practiced bacterial gene sequencing to identify which microbes were present in the participants’ mouths before and after each treatment.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Chelsea has offered over $40 million for the La Masia product according to Fabrizio Romano, which would be a bargain transfer leaving many Culers with a bitter taste in their mouths.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Near the southern tip of South America, in Argentina, scientists recently discovered a skeleton — including the skull and jaws — of this hypercarnivore, an animal whose diet is at least 70% meat.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Gullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullets. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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