orifices

plural of orifice

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Recent Examples of orifices Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orifices
Noun
  • These Celestron Skymaster 20x80 binoculars let in enough light for regular skywatching, thanks to their massive 80mm apertures.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, the rule won’t take effect until July 2028 and leaves big holes.
    Darin Detwiler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Type Of Pot Choose a 4- to 6-inch pot with several drainage holes to keep the soil from getting waterlogged and soggy.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Orifices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orifices. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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