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Nostril

Nostril Meaning & Definition
Nostril Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nostril?

[n] either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nostril: anterior naris

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nostril: air duct | air hole | air passage | air shaft | air tube | airway | antlia | beak | beezer | bill | blowhole | breathing hole | bugle | conk | louver | louverwork | muffle | muzzle | nares | naris | neb | nib | nose | nostrils | nozzle | olfactories | olfactory area | olfactory cell | olfactory nerves | olfactory organ | olfactory pit | pecker | proboscis | rhinarium | rostrum | schnozzle | shaft | smeller | snoot | snout | spilehole | spiracle | touchhole | transom | trunk | vent | ventage | venthole | ventiduct | ventilating shaft | ventilator | wind tunnel

See Also | naris | nose | olfactory organ

Nostril In Webster's Dictionary

\Nos"tril\, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nospyrl; nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced, for pyrhel, fr. purh through. ? See {Nose}, and {Through}, and cf. {Thrill}.] 1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares. Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a spiracle. 2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.] Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made another choice. --B. Jonson.

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