naresEnglishOxford New American Dictionarynares /ˈnerēz, ˈnɛriz / ▸ plural noun (singular naris /ˈne(ə)ris/) Anatomy & Zoology the nostrils. – DERIVATIVES narial /-ēəl/ adjective– ORIGIN late 17th century : plural of Latin naris ‘nostril, nose’.