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"neb, snout - a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose rostrum, snout - beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils chemoreceptor - a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli nasal cavity - 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 conk - informal term for the nose hawk nose - a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk proboscis - the human nose (especially when it is large) bridge - the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" pug nose - a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" |