Thesaurus results for SNOUT

snout

noun

ˈsnau̇t

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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Recent Examples of snout 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 Some appeared to be senior dogs as their snout included some grey hairs. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Distinguished by their unique saw-like snouts, these shark-like rays are today mostly confined to the northern waters of Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory. —

Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Its long snout is equipped with sensory organs called ampullae of Lorenzini, which detect the weak electric fields emitted by nearby prey. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snout