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Nan´us, a. or n. Dwarf; pigmy.
Nape, n. (49.) See Nucha.
Nar´is, n.; pl. nares. Nostril (always paired). (28½.) The external nares open upon the bill, or its cere, in very various shape and position; the internal nares open slit-wise upon the back part of the palate.
Na´sal, a. Pertaining to the nostrils. Nasal bones, a pair at the root of the upper mandible.
Nas´cent, a. About being born; beginning to grow or exist.
Nata´tion, n. Act of swimming.
Natato´res, n. pl. A group of swimming-birds.
Natato´rial, a. Capable of swimming; belonging to swimming-birds.
Nearc´tic, a. Indigenous to the northern portion of the Western Hemisphere.