nasus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the subfamily Nasutiterminae, capable of producing and spraying noxious secretions for defense.
A prolongation on the front of the head of a cranefly.

/ˈneɪ.zəs/ /ˈneɪ.səs/

nasus nasi

Borrowed from Latin nāsus (“the nose; the nozzle or spout”).

nasus externus

nasute

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