What Is The Common Name For External Nares. /na·res/ (na´rēs) [l.] the nostrils; View exercise 35 answers.docx from biol 1620 at north carolina central university.

Nares are the openings of the nasal cavity, commonly called nostrils. What is the common name for the external nares? A nostril (or naris /ˈn??r?s/, plural nares /ˈn??riːz/) is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening.