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What is the noun for nostrils?

What's the noun for nostrils? Here's the word you're looking for.

nostril
  1. Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A cleft lip can range from a simple notch in the upper lip to a complete gap in the lip running into the floor of the nostril.”
      “In the camp's acute ward, a young man lies chained to his bed, being fed protein-and-vitamin mush through a stomach tube inserted via a nostril.”
      “As far as iridology is concerned, it doesn't matter whether the iris, sclera, eyelid or the nostril are examined.”
nostrilful
  1. The amount of a substance that can fit in a nostril.
nostrilfuls
  1. plural of nostrilful
nostrils
  1. plural of nostril
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  3. Examples:
    1. “She stepped into the bathroom, still damp from the steam of the hot shower, and a waft of rose scent filled her nostrils.”
      “He bellowed, nostrils flaring as he jabbed an accusing finger inches away from my face.”
      “The acridly sweet smell hit my nostrils and I felt like I had betrayed myself.”
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