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nares

[ nair-eez ]

plural noun

Anatomy.
singular naris
  1. the nostrils or the nasal passages.


nares

/ ˈɛəː /

plural noun

  1. anatomy the nostrils
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nares1

1685–95; < Latin ŧ, plural of a nostril; nose
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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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