the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
with her round glasses perched on her small neb, the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance
The most distinctive features are the bold black-and-white bands across the head and through the eyes, but the yellow beak and the unspotted gray breast are easy ways to confidently identify this dapper bird.
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Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Bob Ross painting a landscape as his pet crow holds a paintbrush in its beak.
Ten minutes before kickoff on the first Friday in October, the giant inflatable tunnel sags and the giant inflatable panther perched atop it is just about snout-to-turf.
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Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
How To Identify Moles Moles are small with black or gray fur, a hairless snout, short tails, and front paws that look like shovels.
That calls for a little extra creativity from its mom — and the movie’s narrator (Emilia Clarke) — who wriggles her mandibles and gets to work embellishing upon what Dahl imagined.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Similar to a mouthguard, a MAD holds the lower jaw (mandible) and tongue forward, keeping the airway open.
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