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Noun: nasal cavity  'ney-zul 'ka-vu-tee
  1. 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

Derived forms: nasal cavities

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: beak [informal], conk [Brit, informal], honker [informal], hooter [informal], nose, nozzle [informal], olfactory organ, schnoz [informal], schnozzle [informal], snoot [informal], snout [informal], upper respiratory tract

Encyclopedia: Nasal cavity