blowholes
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Noun
blowholes noun
- The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
- A vent for the escape of gas.
- A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
- An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
Verb
blowholes verb
- To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
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ventholeventopeningsventsspiraclesnematocystsrillslanternfishspindriftsecretionsbarbelsspumepharynxplanktonicexhalationsmouthparts
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