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Snout moth

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.]

  1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.

  2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt.
    --Hudibras.

  3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.

  4. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum.

    2. 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.

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snout moth

n. (context entomology English) An eggar.