Definition of Nasalis

1. Noun. Proboscis monkeys.

Exact synonyms: Genus Nasalis
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cercopithecidae, Family Cercopithecidae

Definition of Nasalis

1. Noun. A muscle of the nose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nasalis

nasal ridge
nasal sacs
nasal septal cartilage
nasal septum
nasal sinus
nasal spine of frontal bone
nasal surface of maxilla
nasal surface of palatine bone
nasal twang
nasal valve
nasal venous arch
nasal venules of retina
nasal vowel
nasal vowels
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nasalis muscle
nasalisation
nasalisations
nasalise
nasalised
nasalises
nasalising
nasalism
nasalisms
nasalities
nasality
nasalization
nasalizations
nasalize

Literary usage of Nasalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"... nasalis is composed of two portions, which border the re-entering angle formed by the large process of the premaxillary bone and tho nasal spine. ..."

2. Einleitung in Das Studium Der Indogermanischen Sprachen: Ein Beitrag Zur by Berthold Delbrück (1908)
"... der Liquida sonans und der Nasalis sonans insofern unmittelbar an, als auch sie von dem Staunen über Unregelmäßigkeiten im Vokalismus ausging, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"In the same note the author remarks that the egg of nasalis "is ... Dr. Townsend concludes that the attachment of the eggs of nasalis to the hairs of the ..."

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