US /ˈner.ɪs/ UK /ˈneə.rɪs/
noun Freq #468254

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    either external opening of the nose or either corresponding opening into the nasal cavity; a nostril

    Smoke made the mouth, throat, and each naris of the invisible figure briefly visible.

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Synonyms
1 noun · either external opening of... nostrilnasal opening
Word family
Forms nares
Related forms naresnasalnose

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin naris ("nostril"), whose usual plural is nares. The Latin word is related to nasus ("nose"), the source of English nasal.

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