Nostril Definition

nŏstrəl
nostrils
noun
nostrils
Either of the external openings of the nose.
Webster's New World
The fleshy wall on either side of the nose.
With flaring nostrils.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • anterior naris
  • naris
  • snout
  • nasal opening
  • nasal passage

Other Word Forms of Nostril

Noun

Singular:
nostril
Plural:
nostrils

Origin of Nostril

  • Middle English nostrille from Old English nosthyrl nosu nose nas- in Indo-European roots thyrl hole terə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From nose + thirl.

    From Wiktionary

Nostril Sentence Examples

  • Immediately within the opening of the nostril, the respiratory canal sends off on its upper and outer side a blind pouch (" false nostril ") of conical form, and curved, 2 to 3 in.

  • The skull generally shows a slight depression in front of the socket of the eye, which, although now serving as the attachment for the muscle running to the nostril, may represent the face-gland of the extinct Hipparion.

  • The Gonds are the most numerous among the aboriginal tribes, but so great an intermixture has taken place between them and the Hindu races that they have lost their language and most of their ethnical characteristics, such as the flat forehead, squat nose, prominent nostril, dark skin, &c., and are scarcely distinguishable from the other classes of the Hindu labouring population.

  • A glandular streak extending from the nostril towards the eye is the lachrymal canal.

  • The Sheep Nostril fly places already hatched larvae in the nostrils of sheep.

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