epiglottis

English Thesaurus

1. a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cartilaginous structure,
definition	:	body structure given shape by cartilage (noun.body)

part holonym	:	gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud,
definition	:	an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue (noun.body)

part meronym	:	trachea, windpipe,
definition	:	membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi (noun.body)