nose; olfactory organ




the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

"he has a cold in the nose"

Type of:
  • chemoreceptor

Types:
  • snout; neb
  • snout; rostrum
  • beak; honker; hooter; nozzle; snoot; snout; schnozzle; schnoz
  • conk
  • hawk nose
  • proboscis
  • pug nose
  • Roman nose; hooknose


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