nares (root: naris)

• POS: Noun Plural
• HYPHEN: nar=es

CIDE DICTIONARY

nares, n. pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.].

 The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nares, n.pl. Anat. the nostrils.

Derivative

narial adj.

Etymology

pl. of L naris

THESAURUS

nares

antlia, beak, beezer, bill, bugle, conk, muffle, muzzle, neb, nib, nose, nostrils, nozzle, olfactories, olfactory area, olfactory cell, olfactory nerves, olfactory organ, olfactory pit, pecker, proboscis, rhinarium, rostrum, schnozzle, smeller, snoot, snout, trunk