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nostril
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[ˈnɒstr(ɪ)l], (Noun)
Definitions:
- either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves
(e.g: breathe naturally through the nostrils)
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Origin
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Old English nosterl, nosthyrl, from nosu ‘nose’ + thȳr(e)l ‘hole’
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