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, especially when large or prominent.
noun
1.
the part of the head of a vertebrate, esp a mammal, consisting of the nose, jaws, and surrounding region, esp when elongated
2.
the corresponding part of the head of such insects as weevils
3.
anything projecting like a snout, such as a nozzle or the lower end of a glacier
4.
(slang) a person’s nose
5.
Also called snout moth. a brownish noctuid moth, Hypena proboscidalis, that frequents nettles: named from the palps that project prominently from the head at rest
6.
(Brit, slang) a cigarette or tobacco
7.
(slang) an informer
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