: having a nose especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
snub-nosed
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After a year of preparation, conservationists released 36 Northern hairy-nosed wombats at the site over the summer.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
What To Know Detectives believe Jaylen went outside with the family’s dog, a red-nosed pit bull, at the residence located in the 6900 block of Silver Run Drive in the northeast of the city.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
What To Know Detectives believe Jaylen went outside with the family’s dog, a red-nosed pit bull, at the residence located in the 6900 block of Silver Run Drive in the northeast of the city.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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