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nares

[ nair-eez ]

plural noun

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


nares

/ ˈnɛəriːz /

plural noun

  1. anatomy the nostrils


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nares1

1685–95; < Latin nārēs, plural of nāris a nostril; nose

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nares1

C17: from Latin; related to Old English nasu, Latin nāsus nose

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Example Sentences

The Daily Pic: James Nares slows Manhattan's rat race to a snail's pace.

James Nares mixes beautiful paintings of giant strokes from handmade brushes with edgy videos at Paul Kasmin Gallery.

The controlling center of consciousness is the extreme limit of the nares anteri.

That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.

The m relates it to the nares or humming tone (which is the basis of all resonance in the voice).

Nares and Meiklejohn may like to hear that our new room is to be big enough to dance in.

Probably Lieutenant Nares was as good a man as could have been obtained for the post of senior executive.

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