putaaihu
1. (noun) nostril.
Ko te ngutu o te erepata he mea rerekē noa atu i tō ētahi atu kurī. Arā, ko tōna ihu he mea tuku kia roa rawa, tae ki te waru putu te roa, ko ngā pongaponga, arā ngā putaaihu, kei te moremorenga, kei te pito (TWMNT 24/3/1874:76). / The muzzle of the elephant is very different from that of any other quadruped. It is its nose, extended to about eight feet long, with the nostrils at the end.
Synonyms: pongāihu, pongaponga