Crossword clues for nares
nares
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nares \Na"res\, n. pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.] (Anat.) 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"nostrils," 1690s, from Latin nares, plural of naris "nostril," from PIE root *nas- (see nose (n.)).
Wiktionary
n. (plural of naris English)
WordNet
n. any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
[also: nares (pl)]
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Wikipedia
Nares can refer to:
Anatomy and medicine- Nares, the plural of naris (Latin) nostril; the scientific term for many animal, and specifically bird, nostrils
- Anterior nares, the external or frontal part of the nasal cavity, significant in rhinoplasty and infection (especially Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus)
- NARES, acronym for Non-allergic Rhinitis with Eosinophilia Syndrome
- Edward Nares
- Eric Paytherus Nares, major general, commander of British troops in Berlin 1945–1947
- Geoffrey Nares
- George Nares, English explorer and naval officer
- James Nares, English composer
- Owen Nares
- Peter Nares
- Robert Nares
- Nares, California
- County of Nares, Queensland, Australia
- Nares Rocks, Tasmania
- Nares Land, Greenland
- Mount Nares, Antarctica
Usage examples of "nares".
Itaque confessoribus effodiebantur oculi, amputabantur manus, nares vel auriculae desecabantur.
Knifelike wind whistled against his nares, chilling his sinuses, sharpening his mind.
His breath turned ragged through his nares as he struggled against fatigue.
The sun overhead scorched her outstretched wings and back, but the wind bit bitterly against her nares, her underbelly, and her foreclaws.
Skan's nostrils flared at the sound of her name, and his nares flushed a deep scarlet.
Gryphons were supremely sensitive to changes in the weather, and he knew by the feeling behind his nares and the way his feathers felt against his skin that they were going to have a real storm today.
He felt his nares flush with chagrin at being so caught in the creature's spell that he had completely missed something so obvious.
Skan’s nostrils flared at the sound of her name, and his nares flushed a deep scarlet.
But her look of rebuke followed by a glance at Keeth made Skandranon’s nares flush red with embarrassment.
Owen Nares at the Victoria Palace in September, 1918, introduced afterwards into Hallo, America!