narial

American  

[nair-ee-uhl] / ˈnɛər i əl /

Also narine

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of or relating to the nares or nostrils.

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narial British  

/ ˈnɛərɪn, ˈnɛərɪəl, -raɪn /

adjective

1. anatomy of or relating to the nares

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Other Word Forms

• internarial adjective
• prenarial adjective

Etymology

Origin of narial

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

Example Sentences

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

The narial aperture is thus pushed up, and is short, with an upward direction, as in the Cetacea and Sirenia, with whom the Proboscidea have certain affinities.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

The anterior narial aperture in the skull opens upwards, but the orifices of the nostrils are placed at the end of the muzzle.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage