snout

snout

S0514400 (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.

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[Middle English, probably of Old English origin.]

snout

(snaʊt) n1. (Zoology) the part of the head of a vertebrate, esp a mammal, consisting of the nose, jaws, and surrounding region, esp when elongated2. (Zoology) the corresponding part of the head of such insects as weevils3. anything projecting like a snout, such as a nozzle or the lower end of a glacier4. (Anatomy) slang a person's nose5. (Animals) Also called: snout moth a brownish noctuid moth, Hypena proboscidalis, that frequents nettles: named from the palps that project prominently from the head at rest6. (Brewing) slang Brit a cigarette or tobacco7. slang an informer[C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse snyta, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snūte] ˈsnouted adj ˈsnoutless adj ˈsnoutˌlike adj

snout

(snaʊt)

n. 1. the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle. 2. anything that resembles or suggests an animal's snout in shape, function, etc. 3. a nozzle or spout. 4. a person's nose, esp. when large or prominent. [1175–1225; Middle English snowte, earlier snute, akin to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snūte]

snout

(snout) The projecting nose, jaws, or front part of the head of an animal.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snout - a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nosenebmuzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and noseproboscis, trunk - a long flexible snout as of an elephantnose, 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 nose hooter, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, nozzle, honker, beaknose, 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"U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
	3.	snout - beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevilsrostrumnose, 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"

snout

noun proboscis, nose, jaws, trunk, beak, mouth, muzzle Two alligators rest their snouts on the water's surface.

snout

nounSlang. The structure on the human face that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract:nose, proboscis.Informal: beak, snoot.Slang: nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle.

Translations

猪等的嘴鼻

snout

(snaut) noun the projecting mouth and nose part of certain animals, especially of a pig. 豬(等的)嘴鼻 猪（等的）嘴鼻