external naris

A naris that provides one of the small external openings of the head that give passage to air for breathing. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostril http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Synonyms: nostril external nares

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pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural form

anterior nares [ VHOG:0000544 ]

plural form

external nares

axiom lost from external ontology

relationship loss: subclass nasal opening (AAO:0000316)[AAO]

external definition

Hole on the nasal capsule that connects the nasal cavity with the exterior.[AAO]

has broad synonym

naris

has narrow synonym

blowhole

has related synonym

anterior nares

anterior naris

has obo namespace

uberon

homology notes

In a tetrapod, the nasal sac has an external naris (homologous with the anterior naris of the fish) (...).[well established][VHOG]

UBERON:0005928

taxon notes

Fish have two pairs of external nostrils.

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