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nasal cavity

nasal cavity noun: in higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.

Noun

nasal cavity (plural nasal cavities)

  1. In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.

nasal cavity meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Arabic and Persian

nasal cavity in Tamil

நாசிக் குழி, மூக்குக்குழி, புற

nasal cavity in Malayalam

നാസാഗഹ്വരം

nasal cavity in Arabic

air-filled space behind nose
جوف الأنف jawf al'anf

nasal cavity in Persian

air-filled space behind nose
حفره بینی hofre bini
More languagesFewer languages
nasal cavity in Vietnamese
khoang mũi

Forms of nasal cavity

pluralnasal cavities

Questions about nasal cavity

What does nasal cavity mean?
Nasal cavity means in higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.
What is nasal cavity in Tamil?
Nasal cavity in Tamil is நாசிக் குழி, மூக்குக்குழி, புற. See Nasal cavity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nasal cavity?
Nasal cavity is a noun.
What is the plural of nasal cavity?
The plural of nasal cavity is nasal cavities.

Words near nasal cavity in the dictionary

  1. nasal breathings
  2. nasal cannula
  3. nasal capsule
  4. nasal capsules
  5. nasal cavities
  6. nasal cavity
  7. nasal concha
  8. nasal conchae
  9. nasal congestion
  10. nasal consonant
  11. nasal consonants

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nasal cavity (page history and authors); nasal cavity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nasal cavity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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