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olfactory organ

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Olfactory \Ol*fac"to*ry\, a. [L. olfactus, p. p. of olfacere to
   smell; olere to have a smell + facere to make. See {Odor},
   and {Fact}.] (Physiol.)
   Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as,
   the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells.

   {Olfactory organ} (Anat.), an organ for smelling. In
      vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less
      complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head
      and lined with epithelium innervated by the olfactory (or
      first cranial) nerves, and sensitive to odoriferous
      particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.

Source : WordNet®

olfactory organ
     n : the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract;
         the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals;
         "he has a cold in the nose" [syn: {nose}]
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