Snout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
  2. 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. a person's nose
  5. a brownish noctuid moth, Hypena proboscidalis, that frequents nettles: named from the palps that project prominently from the head at rest
  6. a cigarette or tobacco
  7. an informer
Snout (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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