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gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud
an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
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carotid body
a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration
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nose, olfactory organ
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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neb, snout
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
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rostrum, snout
beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
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beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout
informal terms for the nose
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conk
informal term for the nose
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hawk nose
a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk
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proboscis
the human nose (especially when it is large)
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pug nose
a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end
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Roman nose, hooknose
a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge
