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narial

American  
[nair-ee-uhl] / ˈnɛər i əl /
Also narine

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. of or relating to the nares or nostrils.


narial British  
/ ˈnɛərɪn, ˈnɛərɪəl, -raɪn /

adjective

  1. anatomy of or relating to the nares

"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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Etymology

Origin of narial

1865–70; < Latin nāri ( s ) nostril ( see nares) + -al 1

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In Gomphotheriidae, the narial region was most similar to modern day elephants, suggesting they had a relatively flexible trunk.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2023

The three families also showed differences in their stages of trunk evolution, which could be inferred from the narial structure -- the region surrounding the nostrils.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2023

The narial region in Choerolophodontidae suggested that they had a relatively primitive, clumsy trunk.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2023

Diagnosis.—Small; marginal teeth conical, slender and recurved at tips; marginal tooth-row without caniniform enlargement; narial opening enlarged and bordered dorsally, posteriorly and ventrally by maxilla; maxilla with foramen opening laterally at posteroventral corner of naris.

From Two New Pelycosaurs from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma by Fox, Richard C.

The lateral margin of the palatine is convex; about 5.5 mm. anterior to the orbit this margin curves into a strong anteriorly pointing projection, medial to which is seen the internal narial opening.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

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