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nostril 音标拼音: [n'ɑstrɪl] n. 鼻孔 鼻孔 nostril n 1: either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose [ synonym: { nostril}, { anterior naris}] Nostril \ Nos" tril\, n. [ OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nos[ thorn] yrl; nos for nosu nose [ thorn] yrel opening, hole, from [ thorn] yrel pierced, for [ thorn] yrhel, fr. purh through. [ root] 261. See { Nose}, and { Through}, and cf. { Thrill}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a spiracle. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril should Have made another choice. -- B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster] 52 Moby Thesaurus words for " nostril": air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway, antlia, beak, beezer, bill, blowhole, breathing hole, bugle, conk, louver, louverwork, muffle, muzzle, nares, naris, neb, nib, nose, nostrils, nozzle, olfactories, olfactory area, olfactory cell, olfactory nerves, olfactory organ, olfactory pit, pecker, proboscis, rhinarium, rostrum, schnozzle, shaft, smeller, snoot, snout, spilehole, spiracle, touchhole, transom, trunk, vent, ventage, venthole, ventiduct, ventilating shaft, ventilator, wind tunnel
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