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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Nostril \Nos"tril\, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS.
     nos[thorn]yrl; nos for nosu nose + [thorn]yrel opening, hole,
     from [thorn]yrel pierced, for [thorn]yrhel, fr. purh through.
     [root]261. See Nose, and Through, and cf. Thrill.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which
        give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from
        the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there
           is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of
           the head and called a spiracle.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Methinks a man
              Of your sagacity and clear nostril should
              Have made another choice.             --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Nostril \Nos"tril\, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nospyrl;
     nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced,
     for pyrhel, fr. purh through. ? See Nose, and Through,
     and cf. Thrill.]
     1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which
        give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from
        the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.
  
     Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there
           is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of
           the head and called a spiracle.
  
     2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.]
  
              Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril
              should Have made another choice.      --B. Jonson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  nostril
       n : either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity
           in the nose [syn: anterior naris]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nostril
     Αγγλικά n.
     ρουθούνι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nostril
     n.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  nostril
     n.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  nostril
     n.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  nostril
     n.
     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.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nostril
     Englanti n.
     sierain

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nostril
     Engelska n.
     näsborre

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/
  المنخر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  nostril //ˈnɒstɹəl// //ˈnɒstɹɪl// 
  но́здра, но́здря
  either of the two orifices located on the nose

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/
  nosní dírka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/
  nozdra

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/
  Nasenloch , Nüster 
        "flare one's nostrils"  - die Nasenflügel aufblähen
   see: nostrils
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/
  
  ρουθούνι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  nostril //ˈnɒstɹəl// //ˈnɒstɹɪl// 
  sierain
  either of the two orifices located on the nose

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/ 
  1. नासाद्वार
        "Close one nostril and inhale slowly."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/
  nozdrva

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  nostril //ˈnɒstɹəl// //ˈnɒstɹɪl// 
  lubang hidung
  either of the two orifices located on the nose

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  nostril //ˈnɒstɹəl// //ˈnɒstɹɪl// 
  鼻孔, 鼻の穴
  either of the two orifices located on the nose

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  nostril /nɔstrəl/
  naris

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  nostril /nɔstrəl/
  1. neusvleugel
  2. neusgat

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  nostril /ˈnɒstrɪl/ 
    nozdrza

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  nostril //ˈnɒstɹəl// //ˈnɒstɹɪl// 
  näsborre
  either of the two orifices located on the nose

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  nostril /nˈɒstɹəl/
  1. burun deliği.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈnɑstɹɪɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "nostril":
     air duct, air hole, air passage, air shaft, air tube, airway,
     antlia, beak, beezer, bill, blowhole, breathing hole, bugle, conk,
     louver, louverwork, muffle, muzzle, nares, naris, neb, nib, nose,
     nostrils, nozzle, olfactories, olfactory area, olfactory cell,
     olfactory nerves, olfactory organ, olfactory pit, pecker,
     proboscis, rhinarium, rostrum, schnozzle, shaft, smeller, snoot,
     snout, spilehole, spiracle, touchhole, transom, trunk, vent,
     ventage, venthole, ventiduct, ventilating shaft, ventilator,
     wind tunnel
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 鼻孔;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 鼻孔

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