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naris

  • singular of nares.
    nares
    plural noun
    the nostrils or the nasal passages.

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The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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

The old Romans by homo emunctæ naris meant an acute man attentive to his interests.

From Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 by Garrick Mallery

The external naris is approximately 1.0 mm. in diameter.

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

At the point where it forms the anterior border of the internal naris, the premaxillary is slightly wider than the maxillary and seems to become narrower as it approaches the midline.

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