噴ふん水すい孔こう

noun

spiracle; blowhole

Zoological term for a respiratory opening in cetaceans and some other animals.

• クジラは噴ふん水すい孔こうから潮しおを吹ふく。

  Whales spout water from their blowhole.

• サメの噴ふん水すい孔こうは目めの後うしろにある。

  A shark's spiracle is located behind its eye.