blowhole
an air or gas vent, especially one to carry off fumes from a tunnel, underground passage, etc.
either of two nostrils or spiracles, or a single one, at the top of the head in whales and other cetaceans, through which they breathe.
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How to use blowhole in a sentence
Along the way, she recorded when the whales breathed and if seawater covered their blowholes.
Whale blowholes don’t keep out seawater | Rasha Aridi | September 22, 2020 | Science News For StudentsOne team has just shown for the first time that seawater enters whale blowholes.
Whale blowholes don’t keep out seawater | Rasha Aridi | September 22, 2020 | Science News For StudentsIf true, it would mark the first evidence of seawater entering blowholes.
Whale blowholes don’t keep out seawater | Rasha Aridi | September 22, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe single blowhole is located well to the left of the midline and far forward on the head.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen LeatherwoodThe huge, distinctly box-shaped head and the position of the single blowhole to the left front of the head are unmistakable clues.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen Leatherwood
The body is long and slender, and the head is narrow and gently tapered from the area of the blowhole forward.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen LeatherwoodIn any case, be careful to leave the blowhole free so that the animal can breathe.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen LeatherwoodThe blowhole was large and somewhat unsymmetrically placed, the right angle being the more anterior.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae | Frederick True
British Dictionary definitions for blowhole
/ (ˈbləʊˌhəʊl) /
the nostril, paired or single, of whales, situated far back on the skull
a hole in ice through which whales, seals, etc, breathe
a vent for air or gas, esp to release fumes from a tunnel, passage, etc
NZ a hole emitting gas or steam in a volcanic region
a bubble-like defect in an ingot resulting from gas being trapped during solidification
geology a hole in a cliff top leading to a sea cave through which air is forced by the action of the sea
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