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DictionarymuzzleAnimal's snout
noun / verb

muzzle

MUZ-uhl/ˈmʌzl/

The projecting nose and mouth of an animal.

The dog's muzzle projects forward, including its nose and jaws.

A close side-profile study of a dog's head, emphasizing the projecting nose, upper and lower jaws, and mouth as one clearly visible anatomical region.
Etymology
muzzleOld Frenchmuzzle, snout, nose

Old French musel named both an animal’s snout and a covering for its mouth. English first recorded the covering sense, then also used the word for the projecting nose and jaws themselves.

In context

Bar SZ Ranch3:05
the lower section of our horse's face including their mouth and their nose is called the muzzle
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More examples

  • The horse presses its soft muzzle into my palm.
  • Our older dog has gray fur around her muzzle.
  • The wolves lift their muzzles and sniff the air.

Forms

muzzle · muzzles

Similar words

snout
Often emphasizes a long or prominent projecting nose and mouth.
nose
Names the smelling organ, not the whole projecting mouth area.