English Dictionary

choana

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkoʊ.ən.ə/

名詞

A funnel or funnel-shaped opening; an infundibulum. / (anatomy, zootomy) A pair of apertures towards the back of the nasal cavity, opening into the nasopharynx.

日本語の意味

漏斗状の開口部、または漏斗のような形状の構造 / 解剖学上、鼻腔の奥にある一対の孔で、鼻咽腔へと通じるもの

The biologist examined the choana of the frog under a microscope to study how its funnel-shaped opening connects the nasal cavity to the throat.

その生物学者は、カエルの漏斗状の開口部を顕微鏡で調べ、鼻腔が喉とどのようにつながっているかを研究した。

意味（1）

A funnel or funnel-shaped opening; an infundibulum.

意味（2）

(anatomy, zootomy) A pair of apertures towards the back of the nasal cavity, opening into the nasopharynx.

The choanal glands of caecilians open at the margin of the choanae, whereas those of salamanders open deep within the choanae at the margin of the olfactory epithelium.

choanae （ plural ）