Look up: nostril

1. Nostril
   Referring to the physical hole where breathing takes place (in most cetaceans this is referred to as a blowhole.
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2. nostril
   In vertebrates, the opening of the nasal cavity, in which cells sensitive to smell are located. (In fish, these cells detect water-borne chemicals, so they are effectively organs of taste.) In vertebrates with lungs, the nostrils also take in air. In humans, and most other mammals, the nostrils are located on the nose
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3. nostril
   [n] - either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
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4. Nostril
   Nostril: One of the openings in the nose that allows air to flow in and out of the nasal cavities. The word nostril comes from the Old English nosu, nose + thyrel, hole = the nose hole.
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5. nostril
   the orifice through which heating gas or air is admitted to a combustion chamber. Category: Iron and steel industries
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6. Nostril
   Nos'tril noun [ Middle English nosethril , nosethirl , Anglo-Saxon nospyrl ; nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced, for pyrhel , from purh through. ... See Nose...
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7. nostril
   1. <anatomy> One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares. ... In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called ...
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8. nostril
   anterior naris noun either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
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9. nostril
   (nos´tril) either aperture of the nose; see nares.
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10. Nostril
    • (n.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares. • (n.) Perception; insight; acuteness. • (n.) Perception; insight; acuteness. • (n.) One of the external openings of the no...
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11. nostril
    (from the article `procellariiform`) ...to medium in length (somewhat more than half the total length of the head) in some albatrosses. It is sheathed in horny plates and has a distinct ... ...(by means of the barbs and sticky mucus) to locate and extract insects far beyond the bill`s reach. The bill of more-specialized woodpeckers is ....
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12. Nostril
    A nostril (or naris, pl. nares) is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. In birds and mammals, they contain branched bones or cartilages called turbinates, whose function is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture on exhalation. Fish...
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13. nostril
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nos′trĭl Synonyms: naris
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