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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 epi·glot·tis /-ˈglɑtəs/
 會厭

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 epi·glot·tis /ˌɛpəˈglɑtəs/ 名詞
 會厭,內唇(昆蟲)

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ep·i·glot·tis n.  Anat. A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 epiglottis
      n : a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while
          swallowing
      [also: epiglottides (pl)]