precibarium

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precibarium (noun; Latin prae, before; Latin cibarius, pertaining to food): (Arthropoda: Insecta) A canal formed by the union of the epipharynx and the hypopharynx, providing a connecting link between the food canal of the maxillary stylets and the cibarial pump.