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Neb

Neb Meaning & Definition
Neb Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Neb?

[n] horny projecting mouth of a bird
[n] a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose

Synonyms | Synonyms for Neb: beak | bill | nib | pecker | snout

Related Terms | Find terms related to Neb: aculeus | acumination | antlia | auger | beak | beezer | bill | bit | borer | bugle | conk | cusp | drill | mucro | muffle | muzzle | nares | needle | nib | nose | nostrils | nozzle | olfactory organ | pecker | point | prick | prickle | proboscis | rhinarium | rostrum | schnozzle | smeller | snoot | snout | sting | tip | trunk

See Also | bird | mouth | muzzle | nose | olfactory organ | proboscis | trunk

Neb In Webster's Dictionary

\Neb\, n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb, Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. n[ae]b beak, bill, Sw. n["a]bb, n["a]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill, beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib}, {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen. [Also written {nib}.] --Shak.

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