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blowhole
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blowhole
the anterior nares of whales and dolphins.


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We've documented several cases where a PWB produces blowholes on a Pb-free wave, but none on a SnPb wave, so copper erosion may play a part in blowhole formation as well.
While we don't have blowholes, we do share a number of traits with humpback whales: we are warm blooded, breathe air, give birth to and nurse' live young.
Evident as pinholes, blowholes or fissures, they are generated, alone or in combination with other gases, by the excessive formation of hydrogen ([H.
 
 
 
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