nares

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

Origin of nares

1
1685–95; <Latin nārēs, plural of nāris a nostril; see nose

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How to use nares in a sentence

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

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

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

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

    Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick
  • The m relates it to the nares or humming tone (which is the basis of all resonance in the voice).

    Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick

British Dictionary definitions for nares

nares

/ (ˈnɛəriːz) /


pl nsingular naris (ˈnɛərɪs)
  1. anatomy the nostrils

Origin of nares

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

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