nasute
Definition of nasute
1 : having a well-developed proboscis a lean, nasute leprechaun, given to tricks — Newsweek
2 : having a nasus
nasuteness
noun, plural-es
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Origin and Etymology of nasute
Latin nasutus having a large nose, from nasus nose
nasute
Definition of nasute
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: 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
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