Rhinophore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhinophore \Rhi"no*phore\, n. [Rhino- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]
     (Zool.)
     One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head
     or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are
     usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or
     plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also


     {dorsal tentacles}. See Illust. under {Pygobranchia}, and
     {Opisthobranchia}.
     [1913 Webster]