Cavities
Sinus
Sinus noun - An abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface.
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Max Imp is supposed to 'skitter inside the sinus cavities of humans to lay his terrible eggs'.
Source: Animal Gender-Bender -
There's nothing contrived or supernatural about this: air trapped in the sinus cavities simply makes them lighter for their volume than most other skeletal parts.
Source: Nothing but Skulls - Other in-universe Blind Idiot Translations include such gems as "I salute your sinus cavities" and "I put my hand beneath your grandmother's egg." Apparently these make sense to the alien using such body language, but not to the human protagonist or the readers.
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