軟口蓋

(1)a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'"

(2)南半球の竜骨座と羅針盤座の間の星座

(3)a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking

(4)飲み込んだり話す時に鼻咽頭をふさぐ筋肉質の弁