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snout

–noun

1.	the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.

2.	Entomology. an anterior prolongation of the head bearing the mouth parts, as in snout beetles.

3.	anything that resembles or suggests an animal's snout in shape, function, etc.

4.	a nozzle or spout.

5.	a person's nose, esp. when large or prominent.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME snute; c. D snuite, G Schnauze

]

—Related forms

snouted, adjective

snoutless, adjective

snoutlike, adjective

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n.

1. The projecting nose, jaws, or anterior facial part of an animal's head.
2. A similar prolongation of the anterior portion of the head in certain insects, such as weevils; a rostrum.
3. A spout or nozzle shaped like such a projection.
Slang The human nose.

[Middle English, probably of Old English origin.]

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snout

c.1220, "trunk or projecting nose of an animal," from M.L.G. and M.Du. snute "snout," from P.Gmc. *snut- (cf. Ger. Schnauze, Norw. snut, Dan. snude "snout"), related to O.E. gesnot (see snot).

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snout
noun
1.	a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
2.	informal terms for the nose [syn: beak]
3.	beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils

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snout [snaut] noun

the projecting mouth and nose part of certain animals, especially of a pig

Arabic:	فِنْطيسَة الخِنْزير
Chinese (Simplified):	猪（等的）嘴鼻
Chinese (Traditional):	豬(等的)嘴鼻
Czech:	rypák
Danish:	tryne
Dutch:	snuit
Estonian:	kärss
Finnish:	kärsä
French:	museau, groin
German:	die Schnauze
Greek:	ρύγχος, μουσούδα
Hungarian:	orr, ormány
Icelandic:	trÿni, snoppa, snjáldur
Indonesian:	moncong
Italian:	muso, grugno

Japanese:	(豚の)鼻
Korean:	(돼지 등의) 코, (동물의) 주둥이 모양의 돌기
Latvian:	snuķis
Lithuanian:	snukis
Norwegian:	snute
Polish:	pysk, ryj
Portuguese (Brazil):	focinho
Portuguese (Portugal):	focinho
Romanian:	rât, bot
Russian:	рыло, морда
Slovak:	rypák
Slovenian:	rilec
Spanish:	morro, hocico
Swedish:	nos, tryne
Turkish:	burun