† naricadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nāris , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin nāris nare n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier narial adj. and slightly earlier narine adj.
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Zoology.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1890 Naric, same as narial.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).