Olfactory Organ

Noun1.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
turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone - any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
chemoreceptor - a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
arteria ethmoidalis, ethmoidal artery - a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule
upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea
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
internasal suture, sutura internasalis - the suture between the two nasal bones
hooter, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout, nozzle, honker, beak - informal terms for the nose
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
hooknose, Roman nose - a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge
anterior naris, nostril - either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
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"

 

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