Definition of "nostrils" []

• Plural form of nostril. (noun)

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• "But a camel's nostrils are made differently, so that whenever he likes he can _close his nostrils_, as easily as you can close your mouths, and that keeps away the sand."
• "In the pony the area devoted to the nostrils is as large as that devoted to the rest of the body; in the pig almost the whole of the sensory area of the cerebral cortex devoted to the sense of touch is given to fibres from the snout, which the pig uses to explore its environment."
• "This gorgeous, homemade tiki fireplace complete with smoking nostrils is lavishly documented in this build log."