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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.

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  1. n. pl. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being theexternal or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the openings ofthe nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.
  4. n any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx