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nares
[ nair-eez ]
plural noun
Anatomy.
singular naris
- the nostrils or the nasal passages.
nares
/ ˈɛəː /
plural noun
- anatomy the nostrils
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nares1
C17: from Latin; related to Old English nasu, Latin ܲ nose
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When arctic seals huff and puff, icy air and water molecules fly up their nares and into a labyrinth of nose bones called maxilloturbinates.
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The eyes of those animals sit on top of their head, and their nares are likewise positioned high on the snout, which enables them to breathe air while looking above water.
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“Nonsense,” said the swan snappily, putting its head into the water and giving them a frown with its black nares.
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Curves for stool, buccal mucosa and anterior nares suggest that the proportion of gene-to-taxa discovery has stabilized.
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One case occurred where the posterior nares alone were affected.
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