Swallowing Of Food Eg Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
	30%	6		Assists in swallowing and swallowing reflex
	noun • a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
	25%	7		Animal swallowing bits of dog food, unable to get up
	adjective satellite • confined to bed (by illness)

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New York Times22 Aug 2010	Down 84
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