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Nostrils stained with the stench of burning brake ducts.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

Included in the upper respiratory tract are the Nostrils, Nasal Cavities, Pharynx, Epiglottis, and the Larynx.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Nostrils flare, teeth flash, the body language becomes incendiary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nostrils flaring, he made it plain that all his songs were for Liz�Tonight Won't Be Just Any Night, It Happens Every Spring.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nostrils basal, round, placed behind the base of the culmine, and partially covered by the frontal feathers.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William