nares
Americanplural noun
singular
narisplural noun
Etymology
Origin of nares
1685–95; < Latin nārēs, plural of nāris a nostril; nose
Example Sentences
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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
The eyes of those animals sit on top of their head, and their nares are likewise positioned high on the snout, which enables them to breathe air while looking above water.
From Nature
“Nonsense,” said the swan snappily, putting its head into the water and giving them a frown with its black nares.
From Literature
Curves for stool, buccal mucosa and anterior nares suggest that the proportion of gene-to-taxa discovery has stabilized.
From Nature
It often also extends into the nares, causing catarrh of the Schneiderian mucous membrane, with discharge of muco-pus from this surface.
From Project Gutenberg
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