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nares

[nair-eez] Origin

nar·es

[nair-eez]
plural noun, singular nar·is [nair-is] . Anatomy.
the nostrils or the nasal passages.

Origin:
1685–95; < Latin nārēs, plural of nāris a nostril; see nose
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Nares is always a great word to know.
So is groin. Does it mean:
the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen
originating outside the anatomical limits of certain muscles or nerves
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nares (ˈnɛəriːz)
 
pl n , sing naris
anatomy the nostrils
 
[C17: from Latin; related to Old English nasu, Latin nāsus nose]

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nares
"nostrils," 1693, from L. nares, pl. of naris "nostril," from PIE base *nas- (see nose).
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