nāˈz]alə̇s, -ˈs], ]āl-, ]äl- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin nasus nose + -alis -al — more at nose
1. -es : a small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of (1) a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and (2) a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward
2. capitalized : a genus of monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) that comprises the proboscis monkey