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▸ noun: (zoology) A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analagous to the palate of vertebrates.
▸ noun: (entomology, rare) The hypopharynx of an insect.
▸ noun: (botany) A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon.
▸ noun: (cooking, historical) The palate of an animal, as an item of food.
▸ noun: (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
▸ noun: Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A dainty article of food.
▸ verb: (transitive, nonstandard) To relish; to find palatable.
Similar:
roof of the mouth,
soft palate,
oral cavity,
hard palate,
palatogenesis,
palatine bone,
Palatine,
mouth,
palatopharynx,
uraniscus,
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