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Snout

Snout Meaning & Definition
Snout Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Snout?

[n] a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
[n] beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
[n] (US) informal terms for the nose

Synonyms | Synonyms for Snout: beak | honker | hooter | neb | nozzle | rostrum | schnozzle | snoot

Related Terms | Find terms related to Snout:

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

Snout In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras. 3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (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. {Snout beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil. {Snout moth} (Zo["o]l.), any pyralid moth. See {Pyralid}.
\Snout\, v. t. To furnish with a nozzle or point.

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