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| uvula [ yvylə ] (plural uvulas or uvulae [ yvylee ]) |
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flap in throat: a small fleshy 'V'-shaped extension of the soft palate that hangs above the tongue at the entrance to the throat
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| [14th century. < late Latin, 'little grape' < Latin uva 'grape'; from its shape] |
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