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Noun: buccal cavity
  1. The cavity between the jaws and the cheeks

Derived forms: buccal cavities

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: cakehole [Brit, informal], gob [Brit, informal], hole [informal], kisser [informal], maw [informal], mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, trap [informal], yap [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Buccal cavity