nasute

adjective na·sute \ (ˈ)nā¦süt \

Definition of nasute

1 : having a well-developed proboscis

a lean, nasute leprechaun, given to tricks
—Newsweek

2 : having a nasus

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nasuteness

noun, plural -es

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Origin and Etymology of nasute

Latin nasutus having a large nose, from nasus nose

nasute

noun \ " \

Definition of nasute

plural -s

: a member of a caste of highly modified soldier termites in which the jaws are reduced and the top of the head is drawn out into a snoutlike process from which a sticky fluid can be ejected