blowholenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbləʊ.həʊl/us/ˈbloʊ.hoʊl/an opening in the top of the head of a whale (= very large sea mammal), through which it breathes
specialized geology a hole in the ground that connects to a cave opening into the sea
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Miscellaneous animal body parts
- -tailed
- back end
- brush
- claw
- collar
- dorsal
- giblets
- hind
- hindquarters
- nipple
- pincer
- pseudopod
- speculum
- stalk
- stinger
- tail
- teat
- udder
- wing
- winged
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Examples from literature
- But tell me, isn't that the noise cetaceans make when they spurt water from their blowholes?
- While I was observing this phenomenal creature, two jets of steam and water sprang from its blowholes and rose to an altitude of forty meters, which settled for me its mode of breathing.