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‖ postnares, n. pl.|-ˈnɛəriːz|
Rarely sing. -naris.
[mod.L., f. post- A. 2 + L. nārēs, pl. of nāris nostril.]
The posterior nostrils or choanæ, the openings of the nasal chamber into the pharynx. So postˈnarial a., (a) situated behind the nostril; (b) belonging to the postnares.
1866Owen Anat. Vertebr. II. 426 The disproportionate shortness of the rostral or ‘prenarial’ to the cranial or ‘postnarial’ part of the skull. 1882Wilder & Gage Anat. Techn. 513. |