English Explanatory Dictionary

nasute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a long snout.
  2. Having a sensitive sense of smell.
  3. pedantic; captious
noun
  1. A kind of termite with a nasus.

Pronunciation

/neɪˈsuːt/ /neɪˈsjuːt/

Word forms

nasute more nasute most nasute nasutes

Etymology

From Latin nāsūtus.

Derived words

nasuteness nasutiform
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