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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anatomy, a funnel or funnel-like opening; an infundibulum.

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  • A few times each day I had to remove Sphennie from his enclosure and gently pry open his beak to place a medicated gel deep into his choana a groove in the upper palate, which was red and irritated due to his infection.

    The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010

  • The lateral surface of this plate forms part of the pterygoid fossa, the medial surface constitutes the lateral boundary of the choana or posterior aperture of the corresponding nasal cavity.

    II. Osteology. 5a. 5. The Sphenoid Bone 1918

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