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Air Sac , air sac Release , re·lease / riˈlēs/ • v. [tr.] 1. allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free: the government announced that the prisoners would be released.… exhalation , ex·ha·la·tion / ˌeks(h)əˈlāshən/ • n. the process or action of exhaling. ∎ an expiration of air from the lungs: he let his breath out in a long exhal… Action Spectrum , action spectrum nares , nar·es / ˈne(ə)rēz/ • pl. n. (sing. nar·is / ˈne(ə)ris/ ) Anat. & Zool. the nostrils. DERIVATIVES: nar·i·al / -ēəl/ adj.
nares (nostrils) The paired… Gape , gape / gāp/ • v. [intr.] stare with one's mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder: they gaped at her as if she were an alien. ∎ be or becom…
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