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pl.
of Isthmus
a.
A neck of land; an isthmus.
n.pl.
The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.
n.
A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.
n.
A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.
a.
Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece.
n.
A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
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