: having a nose especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
snub-nosed
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Traditionally, mammalian biofluorescence, such as glowing fur in bare-nosed wombats and bandicoots, has been studied as a property of the animal itself.
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Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The long-nosed bandicoot, whose name is Perameles nasuta, is native to Australia and New Guinea.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Of the thirty-six snakes tested for striking speed at VenomWorld in Paris, only the blunt-nosed viper lost a fang.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
During the match, between Neon’s longstanding character, the three-nosed alien Gorleenyah, and the ICE agent, performer Chiquitita took to the stage to speak unplanned after Ellery handed her the microphone.
—Elyssa Goodman, Them., 23 Dec. 2025
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Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
The long-nosed bandicoot, whose name is Perameles nasuta, is native to Australia and New Guinea.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Of the thirty-six snakes tested for striking speed at VenomWorld in Paris, only the blunt-nosed viper lost a fang.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
During the match, between Neon’s longstanding character, the three-nosed alien Gorleenyah, and the ICE agent, performer Chiquitita took to the stage to speak unplanned after Ellery handed her the microphone.
—Elyssa Goodman, Them., 23 Dec. 2025
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“Nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosed. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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