nostrils in the PONS Dictionary

nostrils Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flare one's nostrils

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This bill is composed of several horny plates, and along the sides are the two tubes, long nostrils that give the order its former name.
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The nostrils are covered by tufts of filoplumes.
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The head has a rounded snout and a pair of extensible tentacles near the mouth, rather closer to the eyes than to the nostrils.
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It was black, spit fire from its nostrils and was able to gallop on the sea.
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The noseband should be just below the cheekbone, several inches above the nostrils sitting on the nasal bone, and fitted snugly.
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The nostrils are not fused; one has become dominant over the other.
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Its nose is black or dark red with wide nostrils.
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Its tentacles are placed just behind and below the level of the nostrils.
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Dromedaries have bushy eyebrows and two rows of long eyelashes to protect their eyes, and can close their nostrils to face sandstorms.
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The bill is short, with a sharp pointed appearance, dark blue-grey grading to a grey-black at the tip and around the nostrils.
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