as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
dogs and their owners must grow to resemble one another, as that man and his basset hound have remarkably similar snouts
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The results show that a long, slightly curved snout does indeed reduce impact forces.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
His video then zoomed in to show multiple alligators below a sheet of ice with their snouts exposed above the surface.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
With long snouts and crocodile-like hands, spinosaurids were large, fearsome predators that dominated the mid-Cretaceous period.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
His video then zoomed in to show multiple alligators below a sheet of ice with their snouts exposed above the surface.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
With long snouts and crocodile-like hands, spinosaurids were large, fearsome predators that dominated the mid-Cretaceous period.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Snout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snout. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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