nares
Americanplural noun
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naris
singular
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of nares
1685–95; < Latin nārēs, plural of nāris a nostril; see 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.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 14, 2023
Air exits the nasal cavities via the internal nares and moves into the pharynx.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Curves for stool, buccal mucosa and anterior nares suggest that the proportion of gene-to-taxa discovery has stabilized.
From Nature ● Jun. 13, 2012
An extra amount of the protective solution is sprayed into the lower part of the child's nares.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Nonsense,” said the swan snappily, putting its head into the water and giving them a frown with its black nares.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The old Romans by homo emunctæ naris meant an acute man attentive to his interests.
The length, from naris to orbit, is 4.2 mm.; the width ranges from 1.0 mm. anteriorly to 2.5 mm. posteriorly.
From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth) Eaton
Tantilla gracilis usually has a single nasal that is divided below the naris; variation in this characteristic is discussed above.
From Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard by Charles J. Cole
Beneath the naris the maxilla extends as a broad tapering shelf, the ventral surface of which articulates with the premaxilla.
From Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma by Richard C. Fox
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