English noun: olfactory organ |
1. | olfactory organ (body) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals |
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| Samples | He has a cold in the nose.
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| Synonyms | nose |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chemoreceptor |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | beak, conk, hawk nose, honker, hooknose, hooter, neb, nozzle, proboscis, pug nose, Roman nose, rostrum, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout, snout, snout |
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| Part holonym | anterior naris, arteria ethmoidalis, bridge, ethmoidal artery, internasal suture, nasal cavity, nostril, sutura internasalis, turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone |
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| Part meronym | face, human face, upper respiratory tract |
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