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Naricorns

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Definition: n. "Raised, horny tubes (nostril sheaths) on top of the bill that encase the nostrils of members of the order Procellariiformes, the tubenoses; may help direct the salt drops excreted from the salt glands away from the eyes." (Source: Sibley)

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