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nos·tril    (nstrl) KEY  

NOUN:

Either of the external openings of the nose; a naris.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English nostrille, from Old English nosthyrl : nosu, nose; see nas- in Indo-European roots + thyrl, hole; see ter- ² in Indo-European roots

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