Meanings
adjectivedirhinous (not comparable)
- not comparablerareInvolving or possessing two nostrils.
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥίς“nose”
- Englishdirhinous
From di- + Ancient Greek ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) + -ous.
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dirhinous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirhinous
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