NOSTRIL


Meaning of NOSTRIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnɔstrɪl ]

n. either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves. øønostrilled adj. (also in comb.). [OE nosthyrl, nosterl f. nosu NOSE + thyr(e)l hole: cf. THRILL]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.