Synonyms for nostril
ˈnɒs trəlnos·tril

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1. nostrilnoun

   Synonyms:
   nosehole, naris

2. nostrilnoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   nosehole, naris

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1. nostril, anterior narisnoun

   either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

   Synonyms:
   anterior naris

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1. Dave Chauvette:

   Addie and I became really good friends, real quick. I held her head up, talked to her for a little white and I gave her half a dose in her right nostril. We waited a few minutes and I gave her the other half in her left nostril and it seemed to have the desired effect.

2. Charles Littnan:

   This is a good example that no matter how well studied or watched an animal is, it is always going to present The HMSRP with something The HMSRP have never seen before, sometimes it is an amazing demonstration of intelligence or physical ability, sometimes it is a juvenile seal with an eel stuck in its nostril.

3. George Eliot:

   The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.

4. Tia Mowry:

   That’s the coolest thing about this flu vaccination, a doctor or nurse sprays it up each nostril— it’s as simple as that. [Cree] had allergies, so he’s used to getting things sprayed up his nose. He prefers [the nasal spray] as opposed to needles.

5. Holly Bourne:

   I'm at almost two weeks now and about 70 % of my sense of smell has returned. One nostril is doing better than the other nostril.