snout (snout)n.1. a. The projecting nose, jaws, or anterior facial part of an animal's head. b. A similar prolongation of the anterior portion of the head in certain insects, such as weevils; a rostrum. c. A spout or nozzle shaped like such a projection. 2. Slang The human nose.
[Middle English, probably of Old English origin.] |
snout Noun
1. the projecting nose and jaws of an animal
2. anything projecting like a snout: the snout of a gun
3. Slang a person's nose [Germanic]
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| Noun | 1. | snout - a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nosemuzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" |
| 2. | snout - informal terms for the nosenose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" |
| 3. | snout - beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevilsnose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" |
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