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noun

snout

SNOUT/snaʊt/

The projecting muzzle of an animal.

The pig's snout projects forward with its round nostrils clearly visible.

A pig in profile shows its clearly projecting nose and mouth, detailed round nostrils.
Etymology
snoutMiddle Dutchsnout

Middle Dutch snute already named an animal’s projecting nose. Its deeper root probably imitated nasal sounds, connecting the body part with noises such as snorting and rough breathing.

In context

Your Manhwa Recap277:31
Now and then a bee would sting its nose, and it d just swat at its black snout a couple of times like it was nothing
After Taking Over a Thug's Body, He Built a New Life With Hunting, Honey and Herbs 2

More examples

  • The dog rests its snout on my knee.
  • Only the crocodile's eyes and snout show above the water.
  • The two pigs touch snouts through the fence.

Forms

snout · snouts

Similar words

muzzle
Likewise includes the nose and mouth, especially of mammals.
nose
Focuses on the smelling organ rather than the whole projecting muzzle.