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gustatory

[guhs-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈgʌs təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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It’s a return to innocence — a gustatory reminder of those carefree childhood moments when I indulged in the sourest of sour treats to my heart’s content.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

And yet, perhaps because of the strange diction, the phrase is more than just a gustatory command.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024

Setting aside the specter of a mauling, social media users were impressed with “Oreo,” taking to X to unfurl a string of dad jokes about the animal’s gustatory predilections.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

This allowed the researchers to design an "electronic gustatory cortex" that connect a physiology-drive "hunger neuron," psychology-driven "appetite neuron" and a "feeding circuit."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023

While the old man in the underground prison had eaten well in North Korea, Park’s gustatory adventures were global.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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