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epiglottis

(n): a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
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about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

OED: The erect, leaf-like cartilage at the root of the tongue, which during the act of swallowing is depressed, and forms a lid, or cover for the glottis.

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