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Definitions of nostrils in various dictionaries:
noun - either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
noun - an external opening of the nose
NOSTRILS - A nostril (or naris , plural nares ) is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. In birds a...
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These paired openings of the nasal cavity are also called nares |
The kiwi is the only bird with these organs located at the tip of its beak |
Seals close these slitlike features when they dive or swim under water |
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Plural form of nostril. |
either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves. |
Either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves. |
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A nostril (or naris , plural nares ) is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. In birds and mammals, they contain branched bones or cartilages called turbinates, whose function is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture on exhalation. Fish do not breathe through their noses, but they do have two small holes used for smelling, which may, indeed, be called nostrils. * The Procellariiformes are distinguished from other birds by having tubular extensions of their nostrils. * In humans, the nasal cycle is the normal ultradian cycle of each nostril's blood vessels becoming engorged in swelling, then shrinking. * The nostrils are separated by the septum. The septum can sometimes be deviated, causing one nostril to appear larger than the other. With extreme damage to the septum and columella, the two nostrils are no longer separated and form a single larger external opening. * Like other tetrapods, humans have two external nostrils (a |