nares
/ˈnɛːriːz
/plural noun (singular naris) Anatomy & Zoology
The nostrils.The lips, nares, anus, and fin membranes, by comparison, are white (with few melanophores along the edges of the fin rays)....
- However, the use of nares (like nostrils, located on the top of the head) to detect pheromones is probably the most important type of chemoreception in fishes.
- The location (distance from the nares / incisors), length and resting pressure should be recorded.
Derivatives
narial
- The crown from narial feathers to nape is uniform dark brown, the feathers with slightly darker tips.
- Another odd characteristic of beavers is that their epiglottis lies above the soft palate, within the narial passage.
- In most cases some or all of the bone lies below the level of the dermal surface bones and inside the narial opening.
Origin
Late 17th century: plural of Latin naris 'nostril, nose'.
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