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In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
جوف الأنف
(jawf al'anf)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Basque:
sudur-hobi
— air-filled space behind nose
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Breton:
kavenn ar fri
— air-filled space behind nose
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Bulgarian:
но́сна кухина́
(nósna kuhiná)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Catalan:
fossa nasal
— air-filled space behind nose
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Catalan:
cavitat nasal
— air-filled space behind nose
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Chinese Mandarin:
鼻腔
(bíqiāng)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Czech:
nosní dutina
— air-filled space behind nose
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Dutch:
neusholte
— air-filled space behind nose
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Finnish:
nenäontelo
— air-filled space behind nose
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French:
cavité nasale
— air-filled space behind nose
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German:
Nasenhöhle
— air-filled space behind nose
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Greek:
ρινική κοιλότητα
(rinikí koilótita)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Hungarian:
orrüreg
— air-filled space behind nose
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Irish:
cuas na sróine
— air-filled space behind nose
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Italian:
cavità nasali
— air-filled space behind nose
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Japanese:
鼻腔
— air-filled space behind nose
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Korean:
비강
(bigang)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Northern Kurdish:
difinekelên
— air-filled space behind nose
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Latin:
cavitās nāsī
— air-filled space behind nose
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Māori:
pongāhau
— air-filled space behind nose
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Persian:
حفره بینی
(hofre bini)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Polish:
jama nosowa
— air-filled space behind nose
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Romanian:
cavitate nazală
— air-filled space behind nose
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Romansh:
chava dal nas
— air-filled space behind nose
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Russian:
носова́я по́лость
(nosovája pólostʹ)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Spanish:
fosa nasal
— air-filled space behind nose
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Swedish:
näshåla
— air-filled space behind nose
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Ukrainian:
носова́ порожни́на
(nosová porožnýna)
— air-filled space behind nose
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Vietnamese:
khoang mũi
— air-filled space behind nose
