The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snout \Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot, Snuff.]
The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
The nose of a man; -- in contempt.
--Hudibras.The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
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(Zo["o]l.)
The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum.
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The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.
Snout beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil.
Snout moth (Zo["o]l.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid.
Wiktionary
n. A weevil; specifically, a (vern true weevil pedia=1) (beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae)
WordNet
n. small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts