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naris

[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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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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nares
"nostrils," 1693, from L. nares, pl. of naris "nostril," from PIE base *nas- (see nose).
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naris nar·is (nâr'ĭs)
n. pl. nar·es (-ēz)
The anterior opening on either side of the nasal cavity.

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