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POSTERIOR NARIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posterior naris mean?
• POSTERIOR NARIS (noun)
The noun POSTERIOR NARIS has 1 sense:
1. either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx
Familiarity information: POSTERIOR NARIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("posterior naris" is a kind of...):
naris (any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx)
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