: an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans (such as a paramecium) that sometimes functions in the intake of food
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: the space between the tips of adjacent saw teeth
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The coverage of him has often been over the top and forced down the gullets of sports fans.—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 In one example, an individual bird was decapitated and had a corncob placed in its gullet.—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024 The majestic bird made Central Park an impromptu restaurant recently, settling in a grassy area to dine on its latest catch, which happened to be the rat stuffed in its gullet.—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024 Eventually, a freaky, spider-like facehugger will hatch from an egg and, true to its name, latch onto a host’s face and force an embryo down their unwilling gullets.—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gullet
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Etymology
Middle English golet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of gule throat, from Latin gula — more at glutton
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