The regular English plural of epiglottis, referring to multiple epiglottises as in comparative anatomy or medical studies of multiple specimens.
From epiglottis + -es (English plural). Modern English pluralization of the Greek anatomical term.
When anatomists study epiglottises from different animals, they can see how this crucial little flap evolved differently—some animals' epiglottises are tiny, others huge!
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