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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nares \Na"res\, noun pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.] (Anat.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
naris
noun: any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx [also: {nares} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nares See {naris}
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
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