Definition of naris Naris

nar•is

We found 5 definitions of naris from 5 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: narises

naris - any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
  orifice, porta, opening an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
  anterior naris, nostril either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
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  • naris
    Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • naris
    nā′ris, n. a nostril:—pl. Nā′res.—adjs. Nar′ial, Nar′ine.—n. Nar′icorn, the horny nasal sheath of the beak of some birds.—adj. Nar′iform. [L.]

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  • naris, noun, singular of nares.

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