Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining or relating to the parts forming the outer or lateral boundaries of the nostrils. See
alæ nasi , under ala. - noun A lateral cartilage of the nasal region of the skull of an embryonic bird, in which is situated the external nostril.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Pertaining to
expansions of thenasal bone orcartilage .
Etymologies
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Latin ala wing + English nasal.
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