Narial

//ˈnɛəɹi.əl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to, or located at or near, the nares not-comparable

    "Data on turtles and mammals were collected from the literature, numerous dried skulls, and dissection notes and accumulated experience; the stereoradiographic techniques were not used for these clades partly because turtles and mammals are less relevant for inferences about dinosaurs but mostly because the narial anatomy of turtles and mammals clearly dictates the rostral position of the fleshy nostril relative to the bony nostril."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or near the nares wordnet

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"Data on turtles and mammals were collected from the literature, numerous dried skulls, and dissection notes and accumulated experience; the stereoradiographic techniques were not used for these clades partly because turtles and mammals are less relevant for inferences about dinosaurs but mostly because the narial anatomy of turtles and mammals clearly dictates the rostral position of the fleshy nostril relative to the bony nostril."

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