snout

Noun
Synonyms: nebbeakhonkerhooternozzlesnootschnozzleschnozrostrum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the noseSynonyms: neb
  2. informal terms for the noseSynonyms: beakhonkerhooternozzlesnootschnozzleschnoz
  3. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevilsSynonyms: rostrum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Snout \Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot, Snuff.]

1.The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine. [1913 Webster]

2.The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]

3.The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. [1913 Webster]

4.(Zool.) (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum. (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles. [1913 Webster]

Snout beetle (Zool.), any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil.

Snout moth (Zool.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid. [1913 Webster]

Snout \Snout\, v. t. To furnish with a nozzle or point. [1913 Webster]
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